Nutrition
15th Edition
ISBN: 9781337906371
Author: Sizer, Frances Sienkiewicz., WHITNEY, Ellie
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 13, Problem 1CT
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The people who are responsible for childhood obesity. The changes that can make a family to combat obesity.
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Obesity takes a heavy toll on the well-being of a child. Education is urgently needed as most parents do not recognize the development of obesity in their own children, let alone the associated health risks it may pose.
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