Childhood Obesity and Public Policy
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February 21, 2008 presentation by Lisa Chamberlain, Sophia Yen, and Michelle Oppen for the Stanford School of Medicine Medcast lecture series.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that the percentage of children who are overweight has more than tripled since 1980. As this epidemic grows, the number of related health disorders in children grows with it. Stanford experts discuss the most critical public health policy changes that are needed.
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