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PBS NewsHour | CDC Report Offers Progress on Altering U.S. Obesity Trend | PBS

Duration: 09:11
Program: PBS NewsHour #10569
Broadcast Date: Feb. 21, 2013

According to a new report from the CDC, Americans' consumption of fast food has declined and kids are eating fewer calories, suggesting that efforts to fight fat may be working. Ray Suarez discusses the state of the obesity epidemic with Michael Moss, author of "Salt, Sugar, Fat," and former CDC official Dr. William Dietz.

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