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Carol Glazer

Obesity is not just about food

By Carol Glazer
December 5, 2005

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PUNDITS AND politicians have homed in on one culprit in the childhood obesity epidemic: fattening food. Despite its obvious sizzle, scapegoating junk food isn't the answer; better school nutrition and less fast food is not the panacea for this public health crisis. A big part of the problem is that many children have very few options after school to do ... (Full article: 671 words)

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