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If Current Trends Hold, Childhood Obesity will Hit 70 Million by 2025, Warns UN Health Agency

by Gary Kopycinski on June 22, 2015

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A healthy diet can help to alleviate risk factors for a range of chronic diseases linked to obesity. Photo: World Bank/Maria Fleischmann