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Statistics Show Childhood Obesity Persisting in Britain - findingDulcinea(Childhood Obesity News)

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The NHS Information Centre in Britain recently released data showing that one-quarter of all four and five-year-olds starting primary school are overweight , and about one-third of children aged 10 or 11 are also obese. Some say that the option to “opt out” of the measurements has resulted in some of the heaviest children failing to participate, resulting in a distorted picture of childhood obesity. Health officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calculated the body mass index (BMI) of about 8,000 children and teens in the report, which was published in the latest issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association. In November, the journal Pediatrics found in a study of chronic mediation use in children ages 5 to 19 that more doctors are giving prescription drugs to children with obesity-related health issues such as diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and depression. The findingDulcinea Web Guide to Obesity can help you learn about causes and health effects of obesity and can help you curb or prevent obesity with lifestyle changes, especially where diet and physical activity are concerned. Overweight children have a BMI at or above the 95th percentile for children of the same age and sex, according to the 2000 CDC Growth Charts in the U. Read Childhood Obesity

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