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• Obesity in Pregnancy Ups Risk of Heart Defect in Baby (HealthDay)
• Child Obesity Soaring in Rural America (HealthDay)
• Routine "recess" a hit at White House obesity summit (Reuters)
• Food industry to Obama: We'll improve nutrition (Reuters)

Obesity in Pregnancy Ups Risk of Heart Defect in Baby (HealthDay) Posted: 09 Apr 2010 08:48 PM PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) -- Obese pregnant women are at increased risk of having a baby with a congenital heart defect, a new study finds.

Child Obesity Soaring in Rural America (HealthDay) Posted: 09 Apr 2010 08:48 PM PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) -- In the past 35 years, the percentage of overweight or obese children in one Louisiana town has more than tripled, new research shows.

Routine "recess" a hit at White House obesity summit (Reuters) Posted: 09 Apr 2010 05:12 PM PDT Reuters - A doctor's endorsement of frequent recess breaks -- and not just for kids -- drew an appreciative response from experts meeting at a White House summit on childhood obesity on Friday.

Food industry to Obama: We'll improve nutrition (Reuters) Posted: 09 Apr 2010 02:17 PM PDT Reuters - The U.S. food industry agrees the White House can take the lead on making healthier school meals but said on Friday it could improve the food available in stores without government intervention.

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