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What's a good diet for and overweight kid?

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EXERCISE!: The number 1 problem with our children is inactivity, followed by poor diet/too much junk food. Children should do an unstructured, 1 hour a day of exercise.

Dr Saponaro agreed

Answered 9/28/2016

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