Pandora's Box - January 28th, 2014

KSJD | By Tom Yoder

Published January 29, 2014 at 9:26 AM MST

On this episode of Pandora's Box, co-hosts Lyn Patrick and Joanie Trussel talk with KSJD's Tom Yoder about the causes and consequences of childhood obesity, as well as some possible solutions.

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