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To Fight Obesity, Even Babies Should Exercise

by Associated Press, Posted Jul 11th 2011 9:00AM

Credit: Keith Brofsky, AP LONDON (AP) - In a new campaign against obesity, the British government issued guidelines on Monday saying that children under the age of five - including those who can't even walk yet - should exercise every ...The British government issued guidelines on Monday saying that children under the age of five — including those who can't even walk yet — should exercise every day.
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Kids now can be prescribed cholesterol medications

by Angie Felton, Posted Jul 7th 2008 4:00PM

The American Academy of Pediatrics has recognized that super-sized kids are battling the same health issues as overweight adults and are recommending children as young as eight be given cholesterol drugs in an attempt to prevent future heart ...
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