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• Hibernating Animals Give Clues to Obesity in Humans

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• High Lead Levels in Pregnancy Linked to Obesity in Kids Years Later

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• How Belly Fat Is Sabotaging Your Health

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• How to Help When Your Child Weighs Too Much

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• Nursing Moms Who Eat Right Have Slimmer, Healthier Babies

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• Obese Teen Boys More Prone to Heart Attacks in Middle Age

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• Obesity Could Worsen MS Disability

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• Pressuring Kids to Diet Can Backfire, Damaging Long-Term Health

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• Processed Foods Are Making Americans Obese

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• The Great Fat Debate: How Much Is Unhealthy?

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