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Informing parents not enough to fight childhood obesity: study

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Lu Zhihao, 4, shows his empty rice bowl to his teacher during lunch time at a kindergarten in Foshan, Guangdong province March 29, 2011. REUTERS/Joe Tan
Lu Zhihao, 4, shows his empty rice bowl to his teacher during lunch time at a kindergarten in Foshan, Guangdong province March 29, 2011. REUTERS/Joe Tan

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