Obesity remains top childhood health concern

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Channel: Michigan Medicine · 2013 · Science & Technology

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Obesity tops the list overall, but child health concerns vary among different races and ethnicities according to the annual top 10 childhood health concerns list from the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health. Whites, Hispanics rate obesity as top concern, but blacks rate it sixth and give top rank to smoking, according to U-M's National Poll on Children's Health

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