UNC Study: Fast food not the major cause of rising childhood obesity rates

WWAY 3 – Staff Writer

“For several years, many have been quick to attribute rising fast-food consumption as the major factor causing rapid increases in childhood obesity. Now researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill report that fast-food consumption is simply a byproduct of a much bigger problem: poor all-day-long dietary habits that originate in children’s homes.”(more)