Does junk food at non-food stores add pounds? @ kphy

The study, of more than 1000 non-food retail stores across the U.S., found that 41 percent sold candy, soft drinks, chips and other sweet and salty snacks. The foods were most commonly placed at check-out counters, where they were “within ... And over time, those calories could add up to extra pounds, write Dr. Thomas A. Farley and colleagues at Tulane University School of Public Health in New Orleans. A number of studies, the researchers note, have found that when people ...