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Steve Kagen: “I am certain we shouldn't interpret your testimony to mean that we should blame our mothers if we are overweight.”

On the recordMarch 25, 2009
I am certain we shouldn't interpret your testimony to mean that we should blame our mothers if we are overweight.
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Steve Kagen
Wisconsin

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Kagen emphasizes that obesity should not be blamed on parenting alone.

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