obie7661
01-08-2007, 12:00 PM
As if being a tween is not hard enough, scientists now call the years between 9 and 12 a time when girls are especially at risk of getting overweight.
Girls are more likely to become overweight in those preteen years than when they are teenagers, researchers report Monday in The Journal of Pediatrics.
The study did not say why that was and did not examine boys to know whether they face a similar risk...
Complete article: (As if being a tween is not hard enough, scientists now call the years between 9 and 12 a time when girls are especially at risk of getting overweight.)
Girls are more likely to become overweight in those preteen years than when they are teenagers, researchers report Monday in The Journal of Pediatrics.
The study did not say why that was and did not examine boys to know whether they face a similar risk...
Complete article: (As if being a tween is not hard enough, scientists now call the years between 9 and 12 a time when girls are especially at risk of getting overweight.)