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What families can do to reduce childhood obesity during stressful, sedentary times
by Sahar Chmais
The COVID-19 pandemic may be feeding into childhood obesity, according to research by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Between 2018-2019, about 15.5% of American children, ages 10-17, were obese. In many cases, obesity is linked to socioeconomic status and families with low income, according to the study. The pandemic has hit low-income families and put millions of Americans out of work, making access to healthy food more difficult. But the other connection between obesity and C...