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Stuck indoors, Fukushima children have highest obesity rates
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
2012/12/27
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Children crowd a gymnasium during a break at Hirano Elementary School in Fukushima in May 2011, two months after the Fukushima nuclear disaster. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Children in Fukushima Prefecture have the highest obesity rates in Japan in seven age groups, education ministry statistics showed, a possible result of the restrictions on outdoor activities due to lingering fears of radiation.
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