More than half of US kids will be obese by the time they're 35, study predicts
by Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times
Nov 30, 2017
3 minutes
Obesity is set to become the new normal in America.
By the time today's kids reach the age of 35, 57 percent of them will be obese, a new study predicts. That means that if present trends continue, an American child's chances of having a normal weight when they grow up - or of being merely overweight - are less than even.
The kids who are destined to become obese are not necessarily obese right now - in fact, most of
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