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Know Your Food, Students: It Will Help Combat The Freshman 15

First Posted: 5/5/10 Updated: 5/25/11

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Rather than teaching about the perils of obesity, new research out of Stanford suggests that teaching college students about where their food comes from is more effective at getting them to eat better.

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Rather than teaching about the perils of obesity, new research out of Stanford suggests that teaching college students about where their food comes from is more effective at getting them to eat better...
Rather than teaching about the perils of obesity, new research out of Stanford suggests that teaching college students about where their food comes from is more effective at getting them to eat better...
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