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To The Contrary

TTC Extra: Parents, Girls, and Obesity

Girls who are called "fat" are more likely to become obese later in life.

Aired 05/02/2014 | Rating NR

To The Contrary

TTC Extra: Parents, Girls, and Obesity

Clip: 5/2/2014 | 5m 4s

Girls who are called "fat" are more likely to become obese later in life.

Girls who are called "fat" are more likely to become obese later in life, regardless of what they weighed when they were young. Women who did not receive this criticism were more likely to be a healthy weight. PANEL: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Kellyanne Conway, Republican Pollster; Conservative Commentator Darlene Kennedy; Journalist Anushay Hossain

Aired 05/02/2014 | Rating NR

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Funding for TO THE CONTRARY is provided by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, the Park Foundation and the Charles A. Frueauff Foundation.

To The Contrary

TTC Extra: Parents, Girls, and Obesity

Clip: 5/2/2014 | 5m 4s

Girls who are called "fat" are more likely to become obese later in life, regardless of what they weighed when they were young. Women who did not receive this criticism were more likely to be a healthy weight. PANEL: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Kellyanne Conway, Republican Pollster; Conservative Commentator Darlene Kennedy; Journalist Anushay Hossain

Aired 05/02/2014 | Rating NR

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Funding for TO THE CONTRARY is provided by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, the Park Foundation and the Charles A. Frueauff Foundation.

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