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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 The study "does underscore that childhood obesity and overweight has large public health implications, and impacts on many health conditions," Sandon said. "And it fits into the overall picture that being overweight entails a risk not just for diabetes and heart disease, but also potentially for bone fractures and other physical injuries that are more immediate."
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For more on childhood overweight and obesity, visit the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Last updated 12/10/2008
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SOURCES: Keshia M. Pollack, Ph.D., assistant professor, Center for Injury Research and Policy, department of health policy and management, and director, Occupational Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Training Program, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore; Lona Sandon, R.D., assistant professor, clinical nutrition, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas; December 2008 Injury Prevention
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