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Oct 2010
45m 16s

Childhood Obesity

Nutritional Weight & Wellness, Inc.
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Childhood obesity has tripled in the past thirty years.  Thirty percent of our children are overweight and twenty percent are considered to be obese.  This week Darlene Kvist, LN, Cassie Weness, RD and Tamara Brown, RD explain how processed and fast foods play a part in this epidemic.  They also share several great tips on which foods to feed your kids. 
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