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04/22/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Obesity now a sign of POVERTY rather than wealth, 70-year-old study concludes… richer people tend to be slimmer

While it was previously believed that being fat was a status symbol, a study has determined that it is now a sign of poverty. Based on data from 1946 concerning child obesity, by the end of wartime rationing, children were consuming more calories. However, these kids were slimmer and healthier on average compared to modern […]

01/02/2018 / By Zoey Sky

School food makes kids fat: Expert finds U.S. schools are feeding low-income children like pigs at the trough

Around the globe, healthcare professionals are worried about the steadily climbing rates of child obesity. Are school lunches to blame for this alarming trend? Children spend most of their time at school, and most of their daily calories come from the meals they eat there. Caroline Fitzpatrick, a child development researcher interested in child education, […]

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