Ladling Out Blame For Kids' Obesity

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With tales about childhood obesity now a staple of nightly newscasts, it’s harder for parents to be in denial when their kids get too hefty. In an Associated Press/KOL poll fielded by Ipsos Public Affairs among parents of children age 6-17, 21 percent conceded their offspring are overweight. This includes 12 percent saying the kid’s weight is “slightly over” what doctors say it ought to be, 5 percent saying it’s “somewhat over” and 4 percent saying it’s “a lot over.”

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