617-355-6000 David Ludwig, MD, PhD, Director of the New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center Boston Children’s Hospital answers your questions about childhood obesity as a part of TEDMED’s Top 20 Health challenges program.
Addressing the issue of childhood obesity
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