More Adults This Year See Childhood Obesity As Major Problem In The U.S.
More Adults This Year See Childhood Obesity as Major Problem in the U.S. A new Wall Street JournalOnline/Harris Interactive Health-Care Poll finds that a growing number ofU.S. adults see childhood obesity as a problem in the U.S., with 84 percentcalling it a "major problem," up from 77 percent from 2005. However, amongthose who are a parent or guardian of a child aged 12 and under, only 74percent say it is a major problem (compared to 70% in 2005). [click link for full article]

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