Mexico bans junk foods in schools to combat childhood obesity

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Sugary soft drinks, candy and highly processed foods are no longer welcome in Mexico’s elementary, middle and high schools. It’s part of an effort to battle one of the world’s worst obesity and diabetes epidemics. Host Carolyn Beeler gets more from Dr. Simon Barquera, director of the Nutrition and Health Research Center at the National Institute of Public Health, Mexico.

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