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California County Bans Toys With Fast-Food Meals

By Richard C. PaddockApr 27th 2010 – 6:16PM
AP

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(April 27) -- For county officials in the Silicon Valley, it turns out that Happy Meals are not so happy after all. The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, tackling the problem of childhood obesity, voted today to ban restaurants from offering toys with children's meals unless the food meets specific nutritional...

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How Parents Can Help Their Kids Overcome Obesity

By Joanna Dolgoff, M.D. Sep 16th 2011 - 04:44PM

The U.S. National Library of Medicine estimates that at least one out of five children in the U.S. is overweight.

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