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Obesity rates fell from 21.9 to 20.7 percent over five-year-period, resulting in 6,500 fewer obese children, study showed

Anxiety around children's eating habits often peaks during sweets-laden holidays like Halloween, but the factors that contribute to excess weight in kids extend well beyond special occasions. Most children who are obese--now 17 percent in the U.S.--will carry that extra heft into adulthood, along with the long-term health consequences

* Most overweight, obese children in poor countries