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The answer to childhood obesity: kick a football around for 15 minutes a day?

03-20-2007 · University of Bath

Everyone knows children are getting fatter and that both a poor diet and a lack of exercise are to blame. But, what researchers have been unable to discover until now, is exactly how major a role activity plays in the battle to keep obesity at bay.

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