US child obesity 'hits plateau' - BBC Health News 28th May 2008

Child obesity rates may have reached a plateau in the US after decades of almost continuous rises, a report says. An analysis of data from 1999 to 2006 by the US government's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed obesity rates stable at 16%. Public health experts remained cautious about the findings and were unable to pinpoint the reasons for them.

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