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Article: Obesity High Among Baltimore's Homeless, Johns Hopkins Researchers Say; Findings Could Point to Wider Epidemic Among U.S. Homeless.
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- March 14, 2007
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Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
March 14, 2007
BALTIMORE, March 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- A small but telling study from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center reveals an ominous trend: more than expected, obesity shadows Baltimore's homeless children and their caregivers, putting them at high risk for heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes, among other conditions.
"Not long ago, homeless people were undernourished. Our study shows the pendulum has swung the other way: Obesity might be the new form of malnutrition among the homeless," says lead author Kathleen Schwarz, M.D., a gastroenterologist at the Children's Center. "More ...