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Addiction to Highly Pleasurable Food as a Cause of the Childhood Obesity Epidemic: A Qualitative Internet Study

Robert A. Pretlow eHealth International, Seattle, Washington, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 295-307 | Published online: 21 Jun 2011

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