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The rise of childhood obesity in the United States will soon lead to higher than expected death rates at middle ages and a possible decline in life expectancy by midcentury.
Practitioners should be aware of the long-term implications of childhood obesity on health outcomes.
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We contend that the rise of childhood obesity in the United States in the past three decades has been so dramatic that it will soon lead to higher than expected death rates at middle ages and a possible decline in life expectancy by midcentury.
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Misdirection on the Road to Shangri-La
S. Jay Olshansky et al. · Science of Aging Knowledge Environment · 2005
DOI 10.1126/sageke.2005.22.pe15
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