Limiting access to fast-food restaurants unlikely to reduce obesity

(Indiana University) Living near fast-food restaurants and supermarkets has little impact on an individual's body mass index, according to new Indiana University research. The researchers, including Coady Wing from IU's School of Public and Environmental Affairs, used results from the largest national study ever conducted of the connection between residential environments and BMI.

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