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Spanish Child Remanded to State Because of Obesity

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Watch this video about obesity in children on HowStuffWorks. Reports in Spain say a 10-year-old boy has been remanded to authorities after reports that over-feeding led his weight to balloon over 200 pounds; he has been brought up by his grandparents after his mother died of anorexia.

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