Not really the best solution to childhood obesity and malnutrition


	Not really the best solution to childhood obesity and malnutrition

ladyjeny

5-1-2007 6:12 PM

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food, obesity, children, schools, nutrition

ladyjeny says:

I'm actually kind of disgusted that schools would try to modify foods that are bad for instead of just switching to the healthy stuff. Teach kids the right way to eat!

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