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Obesity testing
In this photo from January 2010, Paris Woods has her waist measured as she takes part in a 20-month obesity prevention study at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
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Obesity testing
In this photo from January 2010, Paris Woods has her waist measured as she takes part in a 20-month obesity prevention study at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
AP Photo/M. Spencer Green