December 11, 2003

Don't Focus Solely on Overweight Kids

It was gratifying to see The Chronicle recognize the scourge of childhood obesity on the front page ("Helping Kids Fight Fat," October 16.) In New York City, where the number of overweight and obese children far exceeds the national average, a recent report indicated that 43 percent of the students in our elementary public schools are overweight and 23 percent are obese.

New York's kids are in desperate need of an

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