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Release Date: September 1, 2009 This content is archived.
An article in O, The Oprah Magazine, about childhood obesity and the role that friends play in children's eating habits reports a study conducted at UB showed that overweight children who are with their overweight friends consumed more food than when they were with thinner children, and quotes Sarah-Jeanne Salvy, assistant professor of pediatrics.
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