Beverage consumption is not associated with changes in weight and body mass index among low-income preschool children in North Dakota
Journal of the American Dietetic AssociationPublished 22 June 2004
P.K. Newby, Karen E. Peterson, Catherine S. Berkey, Jill Leppert, Walter C. Willett, Graham A. Colditz
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The study does not show an association between beverage consumption and changes in weight or body mass index in this population of low-income preschool children in North Dakota.
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Our study does not show an association between beverage consumption and changes in weight or body mass index in this population of low-income preschool children in North Dakota.
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