Healthy Kids' Catalog: Battling Childhood Obesity
Farai Chideya talks with Merilee Kern about childhood obesity. Kern is CEO and founder of Healthy Kids' Catalog, and has written two versions of a book titled It's Not Your Fault That You're Overweight: A Story of Enlightenment, Empowerment, and Accomplishment for Overweight and Obese Kids — one version for boys, and one for girls.
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