BOSTON, March 16 - For the first time in two centuries, a generation of children in America may have shorter life expectancies than their parents, according to a report that contends that the rapid rise in childhood obesity, if left unchecked, may shorten life spans by as much as five years.What would that do for Social Security?
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Obesity
According to the New York Times, a report to be published tomorrow in the New England Journal of Medicine says that obesity may cause a significant drop in the average life expectancies for Americans.
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