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Gyms catering to fitness needs of children

Published 11/20/05

You are what you eat, goes the old saying. If it's true, many kids in this county are eating too much.

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"Diabetes, hypertension and other obesity-related chronic diseases that are prevalent among adults have now become more common in youngsters," according to the American Obesity Association. "The percentage of children and adolescents who are overweight and obese is now higher than ever before."

Approximately 30.3 percent of children aged 6 to 11 are overweight and 15.3 percent are obese, the group says. For adolescents aged 12 to 19, 30.4 percent are overweight and 15.5 percent are obese. Some of these kids have a more than...

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