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Peer reviewedJacobsen, Michael – PTA Today, 1993
Childhood obesity is a social and health problem that is encouraged by junk food ads and the easy availability of unhealthful fast foods. The article provides guidance for parents to encourage healthy eating by their children; it includes a list of resources and a list of "best" processed foods. (SM)
Descriptors: Body Weight, Child Health, Children, Diseases
