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Proposed Law Would Label Parents of Fat Kids "Child Abusers"
Come out with your hams up! The Puerto Rican government is proposing a new law that would label the parents of obese kids as "child abusers." Now, no one is saying that obesity isn't a problem, especially among kids. Obesity rates have doubled worldwide since 1980. The World Health Organization’s most recent numbers show 39 percent of the adult population is overweight, and 13 percent is obese. In Puerto Rico, that combined number is 66 percent.
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