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WHO's Dr. Chan targets childhood obesity: “our children are getting fatter”

Monday, May 19th 2014 - 21:00 UTC
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World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan voiced deep concern about the increase worldwide of childhood obesity, with numbers climbing fastest in developing countries. “As the 2014 World Health Statistics report bluntly states, ‘Our children are getting fatter,’” she said during her opening speech to the Health Assembly on Monday in Geneva. Read full article

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  • ChrisR

    Not ANOTHER consensus report like those used to justify “Global Warming” OR the latest cobblers “Climate change” as if there has never been climate change in the world!

    Children are getting fatter because they are eating more food (but aren't we supposed to be “food poor” and not taking excercise because of the modern toys like iPads, etc.

    May 20th, 2014 - 06:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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