BACKGROUND Obesity in childhood is associated with increased cardiovascular risk.

背景儿童期肥胖症与心血管危险升高相关。

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“Adhering to those guidelines could reduce the risk of obesity in childhood, ” she told Reuters Health.

她告诉路透健康版：“遵从这些指南能够降低童年时肥胖的几率。”

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It is heartening to note that a programme in Leeds has achieved a reduction in childhood obesity, becoming the first UK city to reverse a fattening trend.

令人振奋的是，利兹的一个项目已经成功减少儿童肥胖人数，成为首个扭转肥胖趋势的英国城市。

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In February, first lady Michelle Obama launched a campaign to fight childhood obesity.

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"We work to promote breast feeding to prevent childhood obesity, which is where it all begins in terms of child health."

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In a recent hearing on childhood obesity, Surgeon General Regina Benjamin told lawmakers that the Obama administration is working on making healthy meals more accessible and affordable.

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Snacks, in particular, play a role in childhood obesity, which is growing even faster than obesity in adults.

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Research by Unicef, the United Nations Children's Fund in 2007 assessed the well-being of children in the UK as the worst in Europe, and in Wales there are record levels of children growing up in poverty, childhood obesity and substance abuse and pregnancy in young teens.

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Mississippi is one of several states and cities to show decreases in childhood obesity.

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