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Single parents have fat children, Australian study shows

SYDNEY: Single parents are far more likely to have overweight children, according to a new Australian study revealed Thursday.

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare organisation is blaming the obesity trend on low incomes, inability to pay for participation in organized sports and the unaffordability of healthy food, News Corp Australia reported.

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