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In the report, ?Starting Early to Prevent Childhood Obesity,? Children?s physicians and researchers examine the latest childhood obesity research, data and clinical trends to better understand how Minnesota stacks up against national trends and what resources and evidence-based solutions exist that can have a long-term, positive impact on the prevention of childhood obesity. In addition, less than half of Minnesota children meet physical activity guidelines, many spend too much time in front of the TV, and on average, Minnesota children get 30 to 60 minutes less sleep than they did 20 years ago, especially among children less than three-years-old. While it is likely to take years to reverse the trend of childhood obesity in Minnesota, Children?s outlined several recommendations in the report to help get Minnesota back on track. Those recommendations include the need for public and private health care and community organizations across the state to continue developing collaborative research and partnerships aimed at obesity prevention in children, especially among the most vulnerable communities. Children?s report on obesity is the third study in the Children?s Check-Ups initiative, which is a series of in-depth reports designed to help Minnesota families and health care leaders better understand how Minnesota is doing on a number of key indicators of children?s health. Serving as Minnesota?s children?s hospital since 1924, Children?s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health care organizations in the United States, with 347 staffed beds at its two hospitals in St. Read Childhood Obesity
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