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A one-of-a-kind weight management program for children and teens that opened in Jacksonville three years ago is continuing to grow, and the children are the ones getting smaller.

Overweight teens are not only prone to heart disease and diabetes, but low-impact fractures as well. Poor diets (that often accompany obesity) cause teens' bones to shrink and become brittle. Keeping them from snapping in two, is a new dietary, physical and behavioral intervention program... getting those bones strong again, may be easier for yo