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Abuse and Obesity

There are many risk factors for childhood obesity.  A new study adds family violence to the growing list. The study examined nearly 1600 children who were born between 1998 and 2000.  Each child’s mother, most of whom were unmarried, was interviewed periodically from the time of birth through the child’s fifth birthday.  The height and [...]