In a new study published by the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, researchers have determined that in order to reduce obesity rates by 2020, children in the United States need to eliminate 64 excess calories per day. This could be achieved by decreasing caloric intake, increasing physical activity or both. Otherwise, U.S. youth will find themselves nearly four pounds heavier than a person of the same age in 2007-08, and more than 20% of young people will be considered obese.
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