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Obesity Among Men And Children On The Rise

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A new study finds that the number of overweight and obese Americans continues to rise, especially among men and children.

Researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention find that the largest increases are seen in children. Seventeen-point-one percent of children were overweight in 2004. This is up from 13.9 percent in 2000.

Health Day News reports that 13.9 percent of children between 2 and 5 years of age were overweight in 2004, compared to 10.3 percent in 2000.

The CDC found that the number of obese men went up to 31.1 percent in 2004, compared to 27.5 percent in 2000.

The study is published in the April 5 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Source: AllHeadLineNews.com

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