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Striking number of obesity risks hit minority kids (AP)

A teen gets help with her bracelet at a special school that helps students lose weight along with academic courses, in California in 2009. Chronic conditions including asthma, obesity and behavior disorders have become more common among US children in recent years, with environmental changes and more diagnoses partly to blame, a study published Tuesday shows.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AP - The odds of obesity appear stacked against black and Hispanic children starting even before birth, provocative new research suggests.