Childhood obesity epidemic is clearly tied to easy availability of junk food

There's no real mystery here," said Willett. "In some ways, the obesity epidemic is the inevitable consequence of our capitalistic food supply. Food and beverage companies are competing with each other to get people to buy their products, and they work hard to make those unhealthy products even more seductive to kids

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