Medical X-Press – Jessica Sieff
The World Health Organization has estimated more than 340 million children and adolescents ages 5-19 are overweight or obese, and the epidemic has been linked to more deaths worldwide than those caused by being underweight. The Centers for Disease Control recently reported an estimated 1 in 5 children in the United States, ages 12-18, are living with prediabetes—increasing their risk of developing type 2 diabetes as well as chronic kidney disease, heart disease and stroke.
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