Nutrition Through The Life Cycle
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Author: Brown, Judith E.
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Introduction: Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is an organization that conducts research and prepare growth charts for children of 2-20 years of age to assess their growth. The aim is to identify obesity in children which is a leading cause of serious and chronic health problems such as cardiovascular diseases,
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