Junk food DOESN'T make kids fat, their families do

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There may be vending machines and junk foods in schools across the country - but this is not the reason children are gaining weight, scientists claim.

A recent study asserts that the percentage of overweight 13-year-olds in schools where junk food is present is statistically insignificant as compared to those schools that didn’t have junk food.

'Schools only represent a small portion of children's food environment," said Jennifer Van Hook, the sociology professor who led the study.