No Downturn In Obesity Among U.S. Kids, Report Finds [NPR.org]
Hopes were dashed this week that the United States was finally making progress in the fight against childhood obesity. Contrary to previous reports, the epidemic of fat has not abated. In fact, there's been a big jump in obesity among the nation's youngest children, according to the latest analysis of federal data, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics. "The main take-home message for me is that, clearly, obesity remains a problem," says Asheley Skinner , an associate professor of...