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Sources for The Importance of Family Mealtime

1 American Dietetic Association. Making the Most of Mealtime, last referenced January 31, 2008.

2 The Importance of Family Dinners IV, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University, September 2007.

3 University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Project Eating Among Teens (Project EAT), January 9, 2008. Project EAT


 
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Updated on 2/11/08