Children living within half a mile of supermarkets subsidized to sell more fresh food lose weight - Daily Mail

Scientists monitored 22,000 children living near the subsidized stores up to a year after they opened. They found obesity rates fell from 24.3 to 23 per cent overall.

Obese children that live within a half mile of a grocery store selling fresh fruit, vegetables and meat are more likely to lose weight, a study finds. Researchers at New York University (NYU) invest… [+4349 chars]

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