Obesity battle among US children may have peaked
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080527/ap_on_he_me/obese_kids"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080505/capt.cps.nbw46.050508040523.photo00.photo.default-512x339.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=j3xicx5WF8CKOTtazPBoqA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="New investigations into obesity may identify people with an inherited risk of weight gain, explain why crash diets often fail and address a danger period in childhood that leads to obesity in adult life.(AFP/Mustafa Ozer)" border="0" /></a>AP - The percentage of American children who are overweight or obese appears to have leveled off after a 25-year increase, according to new figures that offer a glimmer of hope in an otherwise dismal battle.</p><br clear="all"/>

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