BEST OF THE WEB: Weighing down childhood: Are vaccines and glyphosate contributing to childhood obesity?

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Over the past several decades, the experience of childhood has changed fundamentally for many American children. Impairing their ability to climb trees and run races, over a third are encumbered — at even the youngest ages — with runaway weight and associated sequelae like high blood pressure. As of 2015-16, about 13.7 million U.S. children and adolescents — roughly one in five (18.5%) — were obese, and another 17% were overweight. Even worse, a third of those classified as obese fell into the category of “extreme obesity.” In the adolescent age group (12- to 19-year-olds), obesity prevalence — at 21% …read more

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