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Written by Pats Papers | Sunday, 21 March 2010 8:41 AM
The Kansas City Star sums up efforts to teach kids about their health this way: “America’s youth got the message that Marlboros were hazardous, but Doritos were hip.” But there’s a lesson in that for public health officials, says the Star. Some of the tactics used in the anti-smoking campaign could be applied to obesity. Among the ideas: warning labels, taxes and regulations on food advertising.
SOURCE: Kansas City Star
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