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Association between childhood consumption of ultra-processed food, weight in early adulthood

2021-06-14
(Press-News.org) What The Study Did: Researchers examined the association between the amount of ultra-processed food consumed by children and their weight in early adulthood.

Authors: Kiara Chang, Ph.D., of Imperial College London, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.1573)

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