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10-08-2009, 05:30 PM
Fifteen percent of rural children and 10% of urban children in the Dominican Republic are said to suffer from chronic malnutrition, according to doctors taking part in a conference organized by the Cuesta Group's corporate social responsibility department. This high rate produces a 19% slowdown in children's growth. Dr. Elbi Morla from the Robert Reid Cabral Children's Hospital said that on the other hand between 20% and 30% of Dominican children are obese and called for more public education on nutrition.
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