FATTER KIDS, AGAIN.

One out of eight children and one out of seven teenagers are now overweight Overweight

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Notes:
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1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3. the 1999 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. As recently as the late 1970s, only one out of 14 children and one out of 20 teens were tat. The fraction of overweight kids has tripled since the 1960s.

What to do: Like adults, children need more exercise and fewer calorie-dense foods like burgers Burgers are hamburgers.

Burgers may also refer to:

Johannes Martinus Burgers, Dutch physicist, namesake of Burgers' equation and brother of W. G. Burgers
W. G. Burgers, Dutch crystallographer and brother of J. M.

, fries, shakes, pizza, chips, fried chicken Fried chicken is chicken which is dipped in a breading mixture and then deep fried, pan fried or pressure fried. The breading seals in the juices but also absorbs the fat of the fryer, which is sometimes seen as unhealthy. , and sweets. Serve fruits and vegetables as snacks. Teach children that a typical restaurant portion often serves (at least) two people.

www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hestats/overwght99.htm.

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Title Annotation:	child obesity statistics and prevention
Publication:	Nutrition Action Healthletter
Article Type:	Brief Article
Geographic Code:	1USA
Date:	Jun 1, 2001
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