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ERIC Number: EJ292436
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Fat Children: When Pounds Are Problems.
Wharton, Rob
PTA Today, v9 n3 p8-10 Dec-Jan 1983-84
The most basic fact about childhood obesity is that a child who consumes more energy in the form of food than s/he uses will gain weight. Medical information about obesity is reviewed, and ways that parents can help overweight children are suggested. (PP)
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Dietetics, Eating Habits, Elementary Secondary Education, Nutrition, Obesity, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Role, Physical Health
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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