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A review of progress on the recommendations of the Institute of Medicine report on marketing of food and beverages to children in 2005 says that US government and schools have made mixed progress.
Click headline to see full story (New window) USA: Five years after the IOM report on advertising to children – what have we got? (Feb. 16, 2012)
The small study involved over 50 Romani families and identified an obesity rate exceeding 50%
Click headline to see full story (New window) Spain: Study finds Romani gypsies link obesity with power (Feb. 15, 2012)


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