Low-Income, Overweight and Obese Mothers as Agents of Change to Improve Food Choices, Fat Habits, and Physical Activity in their 1-to-3-Year-Old Children
Journal of the American College of NutritionPublished 1 June 2007
Deborah M. Klohe-Lehman, Jeanne Freeland-Graves, Kristine K. Clarke, Guowen Cai, V. Saroja Voruganti, Tracey J. Milani
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Offering weight loss classes was a successful method of enticing low-income women to participate in an educational intervention that benefited their children.
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Offering weight loss classes was a successful method of enticing low-income women to participate in an educational intervention that benefited their children. Overweight and obese mothers who modified their food choices and fat habits made comparable changes for their child.
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