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Big trouble in little Puerto Rico: Obese kids

Author: MSNBC.com: Health
20.05.2007

Puerto Rican children's fitness expert Jose Ortiz helps train overweight boys on stationary bikes inside the gym he operates, in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, April 20, 2007. Statistics point to a growing generation of Puerto Rican children struggling with obesity and related diseases, once rarely seen among such young people. The problem is worse here than on the U.S. mainland: Studies show 26 percent of youngsters are obese, compared to 18 percent on the U.S. mainland. The gym routine for 11-year-old Daniel Alvarado mixes music and games with jump ropes and stationary bikes. But like the other children sweating through workouts, he doesn't come just for fun. He is following doctor's orders.



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