In response to Mary Butler's letter to the Editor discussing the article: Obesity and Cholesterol in Japanese, French, and U.S. Children by Bingham, M., Harrell, J., Takada, H., Washino, K., Bradley, C., Berry, D., Park, H., Charles, M.

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