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Childhood obesity hits record: CDC
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Childhood obesity hits record: CDC

The Hill · Feb 26, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday revealed that childhood and teen obesity rates in the U.S. have reached record highs in recent years. The first report details how the CDC's researchers found that 40.3 percent of adults 20 and older were found to be obese, which included 9.7 percent who have...

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