Obesity begins in the womb

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The number of overweight and obese infants and children under 6 years old has increased dramatically in the United States during the past 20 years. (File photoHarvard University)
The number of overweight and obese infants and children under 6 years old has increased dramatically in the United States during the past 20 years. (File photo/Harvard University)

The obesity epidemic in the United States has spread to include children under 6 years old and particularly infants, according to a Harvard study. The study of 120,680 kids is the largest to date to report on such young children. During the 22-year period covered, medical records reveal that the prevalence of overweight children less than 6 years old jumped 59 percent, from 6.3 to 10 percent.


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