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Diabierna 17 September 2021

Childhood obesity in U.S. accelerated during pandemic

year before the pandemic to demic, the researchers said.
It’s also a sign of a vicious 12 pounds after the pandemic And it also did not offer a
cycle. The pandemic appears began. look at how obesity trends
to be worsening the nation’s —For severely obese kids, may have differed between
longstanding obesity epidem- expected annual weight gain racial and ethnic groups.
ic, and obesity can put people went from 8.8 pounds to 14.6
at risk for more severe illness pounds. Earlier this week, the CDC
after coronavirus infection. said the number of states in
The rate of obesity increased which at least 35% of resi-
The CDC on Thursday re- most dramatically in kids ages dents are obese increased last
leased the study, which is the 6 to 11, who are more depen- year by four.
largest yet to look at obesity dent on their parents and
trends during the pandemic. may have been more affected Delaware, Iowa, Ohio and
when schools suspended in- Texas joined the list. In 2019,
It found: person classes, the research- there were 12 states — Ala-
—An estimated 22% of chil- ers said. bama, Arkansas, Indiana,
dren and teens were obese The research was based on a Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
(AP) — A new study ties were obese when the pan- last August, up from 19% a review of the medical records Michigan, Mississippi, Okla-
the COVID-19 pandemic demic started. year earlier. of more than 432,000 kids homa, South Carolina, Ten-
to an “alarming” increase —Before the pandemic, chil- and teens, ages of 2 to 19, nessee, and West Virginia.
in obesity in U.S. children The results signal a “pro- dren who were a healthy who were weighed and mea-
and teenagers. found increase in weight gain weight were gaining an aver- sured at least twice before the Those results was based on
for kids” and are “substantial age of 3.4 pounds a year. That pandemic and at least once surveys where adults de-
Childhood obesity has been and alarming,” said one of rose to 5.4 pounds during the early in the pandemic. scribed their own height and
increasing for decades, but the study’s authors, Dr. Aly- pandemic. weight, and are not as accu-
the new work suggests an son Goodman of the Centers —For kids who were moder- Some limitations: It only in- rate as medical records.
acceleration last year — es- for Disease Control and Pre- ately obese, expected weight cluded children who got care
pecially in those who already vention. gain rose from 6.5 pounds a before and during the pan-

Arizona Senate’s 2020 election review out next week

(AP) — An attorney rep- filed by the watchdog group has received the draft report, the full story about how this its report last month saying
resenting the Republican- American Oversight. But so Langhofer said “not yet.” process was conducted.” several of its team members
controlled Arizona Senate far, Cyber Ninjas and other contracted COVID-19 and
told a judge Thursday that contractors that conducted “I believe the Senate is in Senate Republicans issued had serious symptoms.
the long-delayed review the recount have not turned possession of, or its agents subpoenas to Maricopa
of 2020 election results in over any documents. are in possession of, a draft County for all 2020 ballots, Fann, Cyber Ninjas CEO
the state’s most populous report, but not from Cyber the machines that counted Doug Logan, volunteers who
county will be released Langhofer told Kemp Thurs- Ninjas,” he said. “There were them and other data in the worked on the audit and sev-
next week. day that he expects the com- some ancillary reports, but state’s most populated county eral Republican senators who
panies to give the records to the main one the Senate does early this year. have vocally backed the audit
The results of the so-called the Senate, which will review not have yet.” gathered Wednesday night
audit of President Joe Biden’s them and release any that are The materials were given to for a “reunion,” according to
win and their unprecedented not subject to being withheld Fann has repeatedly said that contractors with little to no numerous social media posts.
review of Maricopa County’s due to legislative or attorney- Senate Republicans plan to election experience for what GOP state Sen. Wendy Rog-
vote counts, elections proce- client privilege. He also said review the report and may Fann calls a “forensic audit.” ers in one post called the vol-
dures, voting machines and several thousand Senate re- make changes before it is re- Election experts say the 2020 unteers “Patriots, everyone of
related computers will be cords withheld on privilege leased. election was secure and well- them - real people who did
made public on Sept. 24, at- grounds continue to be a run, and the contractors are the Lord’s work.”
torney Kory Langhofer told matter of dispute between But American Oversight at- using bizarre and unreliable
the judge. the Senate and the watchdog torney Keith Beauchamp said procedures. Maricopa Coun- Other Republican-controlled
group, and Kemp may ulti- that he wants the draft report ty has refused further partici- battleground states are also
Langhofer was ordered to mately need to review them released immediately. pation. considering or starting re-
say when the final report and decide if they should be views of Biden’s 2020 elec-
would be ready by Marico- made public. “Your honor, our view is we The audit that began in tion wins. On Wednesday,
pa County Superior Court ought to receive that today if April was originally set to Pennsylvania GOP senators
Judge Michael Kemp at the Senate President Karen Fann it’s in their possession and it’s take about 60 days, but there pressed ahead with conduct-
conclusion of a hearing on a told The Associated Press on a public document,” Beau- have been repeated delays. ing their own “forensic in-
public records lawsuit related Wednesday that Cyber Nin- champ said. Most recently, Cyber Nin- vestigation” of the election.
to the review. The Senate had jas and the contractor had not jas canceled plans to submit
fought to keep its records and yet handed over the complet- Langhofer disagreed, arguing
those of its outside contrac- ed audit, which was launched that a draft report is not pub-
tors secret, but Kemp ruled amid unfounded claims by lic, and the two sides agreed
both the Senate’s records and former President Donald to take that issue up later.
those of its outside contrac- Trump that he lost in Arizona
tors must be made public. and other battleground states “Multiple courts have now
because of fraud. confirmed that these records
The Arizona Court of Ap- belong to the public, not
peals upheld the ruling on “I haven’t even seen the to Cyber Ninjas, and they
the contractors’ records last whole report,” Fann said must be released,” American
month in a decision allowed “I’ve been able to see some Oversight Executive Director
to stand Tuesday by the Ari- bits and pieces and mostly Austin Evers said in a state-
zona Supreme Court. that was just in conversa- ment after the hearing ended.
tions.” “With the Senate apparently
The Senate has already releasing its ‘audit’ report
turned over a raft of re- When pressed by the judge next Friday, it’s more urgent
cords after losing the lawsuit to say whether the Senate than ever for the public to get