Effects Of Family Meals, Sleeping And Screen Time On Obesity In Preschoolers – American Academy Of Pediatrics
February 8, 2010
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Preschool children exposed to three household routines — regularly eating family meals, getting adequate sleep, and limiting screen-viewing time — had a roughly 40 percent lower prevalence of obesity than those exposed to none of these routines. The study, “Household Routines and Obesity in U.S. Preschool-Aged Children,” published in the March issue of Pediatrics (appearing online Feb…
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