How the Great Recession weighed on children

Thursday, June 2, 2016 - 13:31 in Psychology & Sociology

Increases in unemployment in California during the Great Recession were associated with an increased risk for weight gain among the state's 1.7 million public school students, suggesting that economic troubles could have long-term health consequences for children.

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