For the first time in two centuries, the current generation of children in America may have shorter life expectancies than their parents, according to a report in the New England Journal of Medicine. The report and the accompanying editorial contend that the rapid rise in childhood obesity, if left unchecked, could shorten life spans by as much as five years.

Editorial: http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/352/11/1135

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