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Teen sport protects bones "Playing ball games as a teenager can cut the chances of going on to suffer from brittle bones," says The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper says weight-bearing sport strengthens the bones and keeps them healthy for a further 40 years.

Children keep weight gain "Childhood obesity is determined before the age of five," says The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper says a new study has found that the majority of seriously overweight children gained much of their excess weight before they started school.

'Blindsight' phenomenon "A man who was left completely blind by multiple strokes has been able to navigate an obstacle course using only his "sense" of where hazards lie," The Daily Telegraph reported. It said that researchers had already found that the man

'Podginess' raises heart risk "Being just a little overweight dramatically raises the risk of heart attacks," reports the Daily Express. It claims that it is not only the obese who have a higher risk of heart attacks, but that "podgy" people also face an 11% i

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