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Source: National Conference on Health Education and Health Promotion
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1. Dietz, William H.
Weight Gain Prevention: An Emerging Public Health Challenge for Health Education
Presented: Washington, DC, National Conference on Health Education and Health Promotion, June 1999.
Also: http://www.astdhpphe.org/elecconf/papers/018papers.htm
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Association of State and Territorial Directors of Health Promotion and Public Health Education
Keyword(s): Obesity; Television Viewing; Weight

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This presentation discusses the prevalence of obesity in America, its causes, possible health effects, and programs that have been enacted to help combat it. National Longitudinal Survey data is cited to substantiate claims about the correlation between television viewing and obesity.
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Dietz, William H. "Weight Gain Prevention: An Emerging Public Health Challenge for Health Education." Presented: Washington, DC, National Conference on Health Education and Health Promotion, June 1999.