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FILE- This April 3, 2018 file photo shows a closeup of a beam scale in New York. U.S. health officials have updated a tool to track rising cases of severe obesity among children who were previously off the charts. Expanded growth charts released Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now include a body mass index of 60 — up from previous charts that stopped at a BMI of 37. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

Health Officials Revise Tool To Track Severe Obesity in Kids

U.S. health officials have revised a tool to track the rising cases of severe obesity among children who were previously off the charts. Updated growth charts released Thursday by the Centers for…

AP 15 December 2022
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When is The "Right" Time For Weight Loss Surgery?

Bariatric procedures are now viewed as a way to both prevent and treat dangerous health problems linked to obesity. Dr. Thomas Tsai had performed weight-loss surgery on the beaming woman in front…

Maureen Salamon 31 October 2022
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