05-10-2007, 12:31 AM
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Height: | Study: Young girls more likely to be fat (AP via Yahoo! News) Quote: Study: Young girls more likely to be fat (AP via Yahoo! News)
As every Western nation struggles with child obesity, the Swedes are puzzled by an unusual blip in the data: Why are little girls more likely to be fat than little boys? A recent study by researchers at Sweden's Uppsala University showed that today's 4-year-old girls were six times as likely to be obese compared to 20 years ago — a bigger jump than among boys. published Thu, 10 May 2007 02:59:37 GMT More... | Have a read of the article and post your comments here.
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