Study suggests junk food in schools doesn't cause weight gain am...

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(American Sociological Association) While the percentage of obese children in the United States tripled between the early 1970s and the late 2000s, a new study suggests that -- at least for middle school students -- weight gain has nothing to do with the candy, soda, chips, and other junk food they can purchase at school.

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