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Defeating Childhood Obesity

Obesity has become an epidemic among American children. One researcher's solution is to change the parents' habits. Dr. Leonard Epstein has found that children are most successful at losing weight and keeping it off when they team up with their families. NPR's Vicky Que follows one family's experience with Epstein's Stoplight diet and their struggle with obesity.

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