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A crisis in fitness among our children — EDITORIAL
 The Canadian Health Measures Survey, conducted between 2007 and 2009, concluded the deterioration in fitness of children six to 19 was "significant and meaningful" since the last time comparative measures were done in the early 1980s. "I was surprised at the magnitude, the consistency, the pervasiveness, across sexes, ages, and the actual magnitude of the changes," said Dr. Mark Tremblay, of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, one of the study's co-authors. "The science on the relationship between fitness and health is very, very strong." Health care is often in the public spotlight, but we usually discuss it in relation to such issues as doctor shortages, funding for h...
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