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Tax junk food, drinks to fight child obesity: report (Reuters)
August 31, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Reuters - A strongly worded report on child obesity released on Tuesday recommends that state and local governments tax junk food and soft drinks, give tax breaks to grocery stores that open in blighted neighborhoods and build bike trails.
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Tax junk food, drinks to fight child obesity: report
(Reuters)
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Report: Tips on creating fat-fighting communities (AP)
August 31, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
AP - Where you live matters when it comes to children’s waistlines, says a report that finds lots of options localities could and should use to fight child obesity from easy bike paths, to luring healthier stores, to taxes on junk food.
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Report: Tips on creating fat-fighting communities
(AP)