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American childhood obesity – what’s going on?

April 14, 2014 Zoë

You may remember headlines at the end of February such as “Obesity Rate for Young Children Plummets 43% in a

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MyPlate – the new American USDA food pyramid

June 3, 2011 Zoë

The new American Food Plate was launched on Thursday 2nd June 2011. Here it is – or you can see

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