On the recordMarch 3, 2009
Overweight, obesity, even among our children have reached epidemic levels in America, raising the specter that our children will have shorter life spans than we have for the first time in history.
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congress.govTom Harkin: “Overweight, obesity, even among our children have reached epidemic levels in America, raising the specter that our…”
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Harkin highlights the severe obesity crisis affecting children in the U.S.
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