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More than half of US kids will be obese by the time they're 35, study predicts

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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