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Childhood Obesity
Dr Mark Porter reports on a study by researchers in Plymouth, who have been weighing a group of children since they were born 13 years ago to track when problems with obesity start.
Dr Mark Porter reports on the unique study that is tracking obesity from childhood. Researchers in Plymouth have been following the progress of a group of 300 children since they were born. Now they are teenagers, and data from taking blood samples and weighing them has helped the scientists to reveal that obesity follows gender lines and that diet is more important than exercise when it comes to losing weight.
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