Birth defects are common, costly, and critical. In the United States, a baby is born with a birth defect every 4 ½ minutes leading to 120,000 babies affected each year. Birth defects are the most common cause of death in the first year of life and the second most common cause of death in children […]
Can the obesity epidemic be reversed in utero?
It’s no secret childhood obesity in this country is a growing problem. In the United States, about 12.7 million children and adolescents are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 9 percent of babies and children up to age 5 are obese, compared to 17.5 percent of kids aged 6 to […]
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