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Are publicly funded school lunches contributing to the childhood obesity epidemic?
posted 10/29/2018
Obesity is a major problem in Merced County, especially for children. So why is the local school district’s menu full of unhealthy items such as hot dogs and breakfast pizza?

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Are publicly funded school lunches contributing to the childhood obesity epidemic?
Obesity is a major problem in Merced County, especially for children. So why is the local school... more »
posted 10/29/18

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Lesson: My childhood obesity story seemed doomed until I dug deeper into the data
A story of why it pays to keep analyzing the data, even if it isn’t cooperative at first.
Project: Editorial: Merced County cannot relax efforts to deal with childhood obesity crisis
Childhood obesity is a particularly difficult public health problem because if left unchecked, it will lead to many significant medical issues later in life.
Project: One of the worst in state. Merced County’s childhood obesity crisis
A Sun-Star analysis of obesity and demographic data from thousands of schools in the state show that low income and Latino students are at a substantially increased risk of developing obesity.