http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2004/09/15/obese-children-part-one.aspxObese children seem to be more likely to experience constipation and lack of bowel control, according to research released this month. Researchers found that nearly one in four obese kids, ages 1-18, are constipated. That is about 10 percent higher thanenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2004/09/15/obese-children-part-one.aspx#188647Tue, 14 Apr 2009 06:56:59 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:188647Johnno<p>When I am out in the town, and I see family groups with obese children, it seems that in a large number of cases the parents, or at least one (very often the mother) is also obese. &nbsp;So as a society &nbsp;we are fighting a big battle for the health of children because the parents themselves do not follow a healthy lifestyle. &nbsp; &nbsp;I have no idea how we overcome this.</p> <img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=188647" width="1" height="1">