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In this March 14, 2014 picture, students take part in an early morning running program at an elementary school in Chula Vista, Calif. Amid alarming national statistics showing an epidemic in childhood obesity, hundreds of thousands of students across the country are being weighed and measured. The Chula Vista Elementary School District is being touted as a model for its methods that have resulted in motivating the community to take action. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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In this March 14, 2014 picture, Marina Beltran, left, zips up the jacket of her son Antonio before he takes part in an early morning running program at his elementary school in Chula Vista, Calif. Amid alarming national statistics showing an epidemic in childhood obesity, hundreds of thousands of students across the country are being weighed and measured. Beltran son’s Chula Vista Elementary School District is being touted as a model for its methods that have resulted in motivating the community to take action. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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