According to a recent health survey Japanese girls average weight for those aged 5 to 17 dropped against last years results

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"The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology conducts an annual school-based health survey on children aged 5 to 17, and this year's study showed that the average weight among girls of all ages had dropped by 0.1-0.3 kilograms against last year's numbers"

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Mainichi Japan

December 28, 2011

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