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What are American children eating? Implications for public policy.
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This review is organized around a series of policy issues looking at these new food consumption patterns, their relationship to the Dietary Guidelines, and their impact on children's health.Abstract:
As the health and demographic profile of the U.S. population changes, the food consumption patterns of American children have also changed. This review is organized around a series of policy issues looking at these new food consumption patterns, their relationship to the Dietary Guidelines, and their impact on children's health.read more
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Growing Healthy Kids: A community garden-based obesity prevention program
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Class differences in the food rules mothers impose on their children: a cross-national study
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A Diet Quality Index for American Preschoolers Based on Current Dietary Intake Recommendations and an Indicator of Energy Balance
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Nutritional issues for adolescents.
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The quality of girls' diets declines and tracks across middle childhood
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