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Summary Of Article Fat Chance By Dorothy Nixon

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Dorothy Nixon, the author of the article “Fat Chance” talks about how children are becoming overweight due to the lack of exercise, and the daily distractions such as cell phones and video games in their daily lives. Although researchers in the article do not point their fingers at the parent’s, the researchers blame society’s poor advertisement of a healthy lifestyle for the children. But after agreeing with researchers on the issue, the author still thinks that it’s up the parent’s to put a stop their children weight gain; and help them lose it. Meaning taking away their distractions and make the children go out and have fun.

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