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Plan: Atkins/PP/BFL
Stats: 400/223/200
BF:37%/17%/12%
Progress: 89%
Location: Ottawa, ON
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Originally posted by doreen T
"Clearly the dramatic increase in the prevalence of obesity in Canadian children represents a serious threat to public health," concludes Dr. Ross Anderson of the School of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, in an accompanying commentary for the journal.
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In another related article, Dr. Peter Katzmarzyk, an epidemiologist at the School of Kinesiology and Health Sciences at York University, concluded that physical inactivity cost Canada about $2.1-billion in 1999. He found that if physical inactivity were reduced by 10%, the health care system would save $150-million annually.
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Interesting quotes from U.S. institutes about Canadian children. Does that imply that these alarming numbers are unique to Canadain children?
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