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RAND study finds school playgrounds can help fight childhood obesity

A RAND Corp. study issued today says school playgrounds and athletic facilities can be important tools in the fight against childhood obesity, but many are locked and inaccessible to children on weekends -- especially in poor and minority neighborhoods.The study is a new analysis of data from a national research study called the Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls.

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