JEFFERSON CITY — At the same time as the Missouri legislature is considering bills that would make the ice cream cone the official dessert of the state of Missouri, one representative has introduced legislation that would create a Missouri Commission on Prevention and Management of Obesity.
Missouri legislature discusses state dessert and obesity
Thursday, April 17, 2008 | 4:46 p.m. CDT;
updated 11:33 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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