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Article: DIET: Study finds fast food restaurants cluster near schools
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- August 23, 2005
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LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer
AP Worldstream
08-23-2005
Dateline: CHICAGO
The big white Burger King sign directly facing the Orr high schools' campus across the street advertises this temptation: "2 Whoppers for $3."
The scene outside the West Side campus housing four schools is repeated throughout Chicago, where fast-food restaurants are clustered within easy walking distance of elementary and high schools, according to a study by Harvard's School of Public Health. The researchers say the pattern probably exists in urban areas nationwide and is likely contributing to the nation's obesity epidemic.
"It can be very hard for children and teens to eat in healthy ways when they're inundated ...