AM 1240 WJON » obesity http://wjon.com Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:09:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Food Shelves to Offer Healthy Options http://wjon.com/food-shelves-to-offer-healthy-options/ http://wjon.com/food-shelves-to-offer-healthy-options/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:27:18 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=185755 In an effort to combat obesity, Minnesota food shelves have been trying to offer healthier options to people in need.

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