NEW YORK — A new study ties the COVID-19 pandemic to an "alarming" increase in obesity in U.S. children and teenagers.
Study: Childhood obesity in U.S. accelerated during pandemic
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![This Tuesday, April 3, 2018 file photo shows a closeup of a beam scale in New York. A study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, ties the COVID-19 pandemic to an “alarming” increase in obesity in U.S](https://statesboroherald.cdn-anvilcms.net/media/images/2021/09/16/images/obesity.max-752x423.jpg)
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