Impacting approximately one-third of the U.S. population, obesity is a significant health concern for Americans. It's a risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and certain forms of cancer, and now, according to an article published in the January/February 2013 issue of General Dentistry, the peer-reviewed clinical journal of the...
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Obesity, Dental Health And Homeless Children
Obesity
and dental cavities increase and become epidemic as children living
below the poverty level age, according to nurse researchers from the
Case Western Reserve University and the University of Akron.
"It's the leading cause of chronic infections in children," said
Marguerite DiMarco, associate professor at the Frances Payne Bolton
School...