Saturday, October 27, 2012

Report: One-Third Of Connecticut Kindergartners, Third-Graders Are Overweight

http://articles.courant.com/2012-10-26/news/hc-connecticut-child-obesity-1027-20121026_1_chronic-diseases-obesity-heart-disease

Report: One-Third Of Connecticut Kindergartners, Third-Graders Are Overweight

October 26, 2012|By SAMAIA HERNANDEZ,



One-third of Connecticut children in kindergarten and third grade are overweight and one in every seven are obese, according to a report from the state Department of Public Health.
Obesity rates are higher among children in lower-income schools, but level among boys and girls, the department said Friday in a written release.

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