Researchers have linked childhood obesity to ailments like early onset diabetes and high blood pressure. Now they’re trying to find out more about what is making young people fat. Inactivity and fast food has been blamed, but not everyone who eats franchise meals gains weight. A study on adolescent eating habits may indicate why. Shamane Mills reports…
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