Experts to discuss US obesity epidemic
(AFP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061019/hl_afp/afplifestyleushealthobesity"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061019/capt.sge.dmn08.191006115806.photo00.photo.default-397x512.jpg?x=100&y=130&sig=.oYLcN_WsHYH6xB7kOhrvw--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="A young girl walks with her mother in Des Plaines, Illinois. Some 2,000 health experts gather in Boston, Massachusetts on October 20 for a four-day conference on treatment and prevention of obesity, a growing epidemic that affects 300 million people worldwide.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Tim Boyle)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Some 2,000 health experts gather in Boston, Massachusetts on Friday for a four-day conference on treatment and prevention of obesity, a growing epidemic that affects 300 million people worldwide.</p><br clear="all"/>