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Some may 'catch' obesity via a virus

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Many believe obesity is a person's own fault or the fault of one's parents but U.S. researchers say obesity may be linked to a virus.

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Schwimmer and colleagues examined 124 children -- slightly more than half of the children were considered obese -- ages 8-18, for the presence of antibodies specific to adenovirus 36.

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