Study Suggests Obesity May Delay Boys' Puberty

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Study Suggests Obesity May Delay Boys' Puberty

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While the obesity epidemic in children has gained attention from high places in recent months, a new study highlights one area that has been perhaps under-researched -- its effects on boys, who may be suffering bad effects in the long and short-term by enduring delayed puberty.

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