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  "path": "/scientists-say-a-40-year-old-childhood-obesity-warning-may-be-completely-wrong/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-16T00:12:53.000Z",
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  "textContent": "A long-accepted explanation of childhood growth patterns is now being challenged by new research that questions whether BMI changes in early life reflect fat accumulation at all. A decades-old idea about how children grow may be built on a misunderstanding. For years, scientists and doctors have pointed to a pattern in childhood body mass index [...]",
  "title": "Scientists Say a 40-Year-Old Childhood Obesity Warning May Be Completely Wrong"
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