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    Why are Younger Children Alone in Reducing Obesity Rates?
    Why are Younger Children Alone in Reducing Obesity Rates?
    Why are Younger Children Alone in Reducing Obesity Rates?
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    Why are Younger Children Alone in Reducing Obesity Rates?

    Written by PBS NewsHour

    Narrated by PBS NewsHour

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    About this audiobook

    The Centers for Disease Control is reporting progress in cutting obesity among pre-schoolers. During the past decade, obesity in children aged 2 to 5 has dropped from 14 percent to 8 percent. Christina Economos of the Tufts University School of Medicine joins Gwen Ifill to discuss possible factors in the decrease, including changes to food assistance programs and nutrition and exercise campaigns.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNewsHour Productions
    Release dateFeb 26, 2014
    ISBN9781987107807
    Why are Younger Children Alone in Reducing Obesity Rates?

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