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Obesity on the rise in UAE school children 

Jump to full article: Khaleej Times (ae), 2008-02-26
Author: Asma Ali Zain (Staff Reporter)

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DUBAI - Smoking or tobacco use among schoolchildren in the UAE starts at an early age, while risk-taking behaviour of the youth have also reached alarming levels, according to the recently released Global School Health Survey (GSHS).

The survey results were presented at the 8th two-day AGCC School Health meeting held in Dubai on February 26.

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