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Archive Home > 2009 > March > 24 > Fast-food outlets near schools may weigh on students

Fast-food outlets near schools may weigh on students

Teens on campuses closer to restaurants are heavier than their peers, research finds

By Jerry Hirsch / The Bulletin
March 24, 2009

Barely 300 feet separate Fullerton, Calif., Union High School from a McDonald’s restaurant. Researchers say that that’s boosting the odds that its students will be super-sized.

Teens who attend classes within one-tenth of a mile of a fast-food outlet are more likely to be....

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