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The role of fats in the lifecycle stages

Kay L Gibbons
Med J Aust 2002; 176 (11): . || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2002.tb04570.x
Published online: 3 June 2002

"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


  • Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia.


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