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He's overweight and sedentary, has a belly that jiggles and spends way too much time sitting with children on his lap. But Santa Claus wasn't always obese; America made him that way. And with three-quarters of Americans obese or overweight, some people say it's time for Santa to cut back on the cookies.
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