Study finds living near fast food outlet not a weighty problem for kids
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 - 21:14
in Mathematics & Economics
A new study by Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) researchers contradicts the conventional wisdom that living near a fast food outlet increases weight in children and that living near supermarkets, which sell fresh fruit and vegetables as well as so called junk food, lowers weight...
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