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World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan voiced deep concern about the increase worldwide of childhood obesity, with numbers climbing fastest in developing countries.

Some critics also think there should be separation between those who have obesity as defined by certain criteria and those who experience health consequences as a result of obesity. Wen ...