Sunday, April 5, 2009

Student Obesity Linked to Proximity to Fast-Food Outlets









LA Times: Barely 300 feet separate Fullerton Union High School from a McDonald's restaurant on Chapman Avenue. Researchers say that's boosting the odds that its students will be super-sized.



family at mcdonalds


Teens who attend classes within one-tenth of a mile of a fast-food outlet are more likely to be obese than peers whose campuses are located farther from the lure of quarter-pound burgers, fries and shakes.



Those are the findings of a recent study by researchers from UC Berkeley and Columbia University seeking a




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