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CDC Reports Drop in New York City Childhood Obesity Rates

December 15th, 2011 by MorganDowney Leave a reply »

The CDC reports an actual drop in the rates of childhood obesity in New York City Obesity in K–8 Students — New York City, 2006–07 to 2010–11 School Years and Mayor Bloomberg offers an explanation. http://www.nyc.gov/html/om/html/2011b/pr440-11.html

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