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Causes of Increased Energy Intake AmongChildren in the U.S., 1977–2010

Kiyah J. Duffey, PhD, Barry M. Popkin, PhD(see page e1)

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After reading this article, the learner should be able to:1. Defıne the three component parts of total energy intake.2. Articulate why it is important to examine the relative contri-butions of the components of total energy intake.3. Describe how total energy intake, and its component parts, haschanged over the last 30 years for all U.S. children.4. Identify the largest overall contributor to changes in totalenergy intake over the last 30 years in U.S. children.5. List the factors which are important to consider when makingbehavior recommendations aimed at reducing total energy intakein children.

DisclosuresFunding for this study comes from the NIH (R01-CA109831,R01-CA121152); the University of North Carolina (UNC)-CHClinicNutrition ResearchCenter (NIHDK56350); andUNC.Noother fınancial disclosures or competing interests were reportedby the authors, editors, ACPM CME council members, or peerreviewers of this paper.

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