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By Anita L. Sherman
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
Dr. Gail Dolan, a pediatrician, is happy to be launching a new program focused on fighting a prevalent foe of childhood health - fat.
Childhood obesity is on the rise nationwide and Virginia is no exception. Being overweight as a child sets the stage for future possible health risks, including high blood pressure, high levels of bad cholesterol, heart disease, stroke and diabetes.
Dolan, who works with Culpeper Pediatnc Services on Sunset Lane in Culpeper, says that many of her young patients are overweight. «
“There’s more time spent sitting in front of a computer or being on the couch watching television than outside playing," said Dolan who also noted that poor eating habits and choice of ' foods contributes to the problem While not physically healthy, overweight children offer suffer with anxiety, depresRappahannock
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