Childhood obesity: what every parent needs to know about children's excessive weight and its dangers.(HOUSE CALL) Ebony | July 1, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Johnson Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Today, more kids have type 2 diabetes than ever because more children than ever are overweight and obese. Dr. Reginald Eadie, a board-certified emergency medicine physician and expert in childhood obesity, shares his knowledge on the problem of excessive weight.

Obesity is the most widespread non-communicable disease in the African-American community. It affects African-Americans of all ages, but has now begun to destroy the lives of our children at an epidemic level. To put things in perspective, even with the advances of modern-day medicine and our increased access ...

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