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Sleep curbs influence of obesity genes - CNN.com

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(Health.com) -- If you're genetically predisposed to be overweight, the amount of sleep you get each night could make a big difference in how influential those genes are, a new study suggests.

After analyzing the sleep habits and body weight of 1,088 pairs of twins, including genetically identical ones, researchers concluded that people who get plenty of sleep -- at least nine hours per night -- have more control over their weight through their behavior than people who sleep less.

Among twins who slept less than seven hours

As childhood obesity improves, will kids in poverty be left behind? - CNN.

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Efforts to fight obesity in low-income families will need to take into account the extra challenges these families face.

(Health.com) -- The statistics are grim: Roughly one in six U.S. children are obese, and, at last count, nearly one in three are overweight, putting them at increased risk of health problems ranging from diabetes to being bullied at school.

There is a glimmer of good news. After two decades of dramatic growth, childhood obesity rates are showing signs of leveling off.

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