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Healthy snacks can reduce childhood obesity.(FLORIDA WEST)(Wholesome Gourmet)

Sarasota Herald Tribune

| August 29, 2001 | Miller, Florey | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Florey Miller

This second of three columns about obesity deals with obesity in children.

Obesity runs in families. If both of a child's parents are obese, he has an 80 percent chance of being obese. If one parent is obese, his risk is 40 percent, and if neither parent is obese, his chance is 10 percent.

Excess weight in older children and adolescents is a strong predictor of adult obesity.

Dr. Margarita Treuth, a USDA Children's Nutrition Research Center scientist, says, "Overweight children face many social, psychological and health problems and if they remain overweight they are much more likely to experience weight-related illnesses such as hypertension, diabetes,…

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