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Doctors Release Statement On Urban Sprawl

The statement sites urban sprawl as one of the main causes of childhood obesity because often kids can’t walk to parks or schools (Photo courtesy of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)

Turns out there's more to childhood obesity that junk food and bad genes. A national group of doctors places some of the blame on urban design. Jennifer Guerra has more:

American Academy of Pediatrics

A blog post on the statement

Producer: Jennifer Guerra
Release Date: June 15, 2009
Running Time: :50