"Nutrition is a family affair. . . families need to develop nutrition patterns as a group, as a whole family" (Christina Plaisted, Professor of Human Nutrition, University of North Carolina).1 Increasingly, studies demonstrate the strong influence of family eating on children's food and nutrient intake.2
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- Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
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