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FROM THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
Active Healthy Living: Prevention of Childhood Obesity Through Increased Physical Activity
; Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness and Council on School Health
Pediatrics May 2006, 117 (5) 1834-1842; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2006-0472

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Active Healthy Living: Prevention of Childhood Obesity Through Increased Physical Activity
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