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State health experts work to trim childhood obesity

By Rosemarie Bernardo

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 06, 2012

~~<p>A high rate of childhood obesity has health experts worried that Type 2 or so-called &quot;adult onset&quot; diabetes could affect younger populations.</p>
<p>About 28.6 percent of children ages 4 to 6 entering Hawaii public schools are overweight or obese, according to data collected from student health records for the 2007-2008 school year.</p>
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A high rate of childhood obesity has health experts worried that Type 2 or so-called "adult onset" diabetes could affect younger populations.

About 28.6 percent of children ages 4 to 6 entering Hawaii public schools are overweight or obese, according to data collected from student health records for the 2007-2008 school year. Login for more...



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