Obesity-related diabetes rising in US kids (AFP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050816/ts_alt_afp/ushealthchildren"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/afp/20050816/capt.sge.umr29.160805121547.photo00.photo.default-384x251.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=0y2UTAlOuAwgCmM4pYrDUA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Children play at a school in Virginia. A tidal wave of 'diabesity', a new term coined to reflect a form of diabetes brought on by obesity, is sweeping through American children, said a pediatrician who has published a new book on the affliction(AFP/File/Shawn Thew)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A tidal wave of "diabesity", a new term coined to reflect a form of diabetes brought on by obesity, is sweeping through American children, said a pediatrician who has published a new book on the affliction.</p><br clear=all>

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