Proportion Of Overweight Babies, Toddlers Declines.

GREAT news a study published in the journal Pediatrics showed that the “rate of youngsters at risk for obesity fell during the study, from almost 15 percent in 2010 to 12 percent overall in 2014,” according to a review of data by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers. Lead author David Freedman “said reasons are uncertain for the decline, but it came amid changes designed to improve nutrition and health in food packages, including more whole grains, fruits and vegetables.” The AP notes that all age groups studied saw a decline in obesity risk. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MED_CHUBBY_BABIES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT