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SNACK FOODS: COMPARING NUTRITION VALUES OF EXCELLENT CHOICES AND “JUNK FOODS”

James W. Anderson, Katy Patterson

Journal of the American College of Nutrition · 2005 · 33 citations · 4 references

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Snack food consumption is increasing and may contribute to the obesity epidemic [1]. Children are especially vulnerable to poor food choices and obesity is increasing at an alarming rate in childre...

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