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April 22, 2012

"Living close to supermarkets or grocers did not make students thin and living close to fast food outlets did not make them fat."

— The New York Times reports on a new study that challenges the conventional wisdom that poor neighborhoods with high rates of obesity are food deserts. In fact, the study found the exact opposite to be true, and suggests that it is not a lack of access to fresh vegetables and easy access to fast food that is making America obese. Turns out the growing collective girth of Americans is quite complicated. ~AR

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