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abstract: 'Given the unprecedented global incidence of overweight in children, the issues that potentially create and sustain a circumstance of epidemic childhood overweight, and the efforts that are underway to prevent and remediate childhood overweight need to be examined. The article explores potentially interrelated causes of obesity/overweight in children and their families, and describe efforts underway to remediate environmental correlates through direct intervention, legislation and a shift in public policy.'
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keywords: 'Childhood obesity, Obesogenic environment, Control'
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title: 'Combating The Obesogenic Environment: Helping Children Hold Onto Health'
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