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Childhood obesityObesityPolitical scienceMedicinePsychologyOverweightEndocrinology
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Institute of Medicine
(2011).
Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies.
National Academies Press eBooks
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https://doi.org/10.17226/13124
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