US child obesity rates are dropping, says CDC (08/08/13 15:00:00 UTC)
The rate of childhood obesity in the US has declined in many states, according to a Vital Signs report from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report shows that obesity levels among low-income children aged between 2 and 4 years decreased in 19 of 43 states and territories studied in the US. Obesity rates stayed at the same level in 21 states between 2008 and 2011...