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Using foods high in sugar, fat as rewards can lead to obesity in children
Published: 29 September 2015
You鈥檙e late getting out the door and your six-year-old isn鈥檛 co-operating. You know it isn鈥檛 the best parental decision you鈥檝e ever made but you offer him a treat if he agrees to obediently put on his shoes and get into the car. What鈥檚 the harm in that?
A study co-authored by Laurette Dub茅 of 海角社区鈥檚 Desautel Faculty of Management suggests there could be long-term consequences to these types of actions, especially if they become a regular routine.
Read full article: , September 25, 2015
Read the study:聽, December 1, 2015
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