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INSEAD and Harvard study uncovers growing divide between rich and poor adolescent obesity rates in U.S.

Posted on 27, January 2014 by EuropaWire PR Editors

According to the study, overall adolescent obesity rates in the U.S. have plateaued after two decades of dangerous increase, but not for children of less-educated, poorer families. Instead, income and education increasingly influence children’s obesity Fontainebleau, France, Singapore, Abu Dhabi, 27-1-2014 … Read the full press release →

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