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• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Children's Food Environment State Indicator Report, 2011.

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (19, February 2009). Childhood obesity facts. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/obesity/facts.htm.

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (4, August 2009). Clinical growth charts. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/clinical_charts.htm.

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (21, February 2013). Overweight and obesity: Strategies and solutions. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/solutions.html.

• Johnson L, Mander AP, Jones LR, Emmett 29. PM, Jebb SA. Energy-dense, low-fiber, high-fat dietary pattern is associated with increased fatness in childhood. Am J Clin Nutr 2008;87:846—854.

• Kaphingst, KM, and Story M. Child care as an untapped setting for obesity prevention: state child care licensing regulations related to nutrition, physical activity, and media use for preschool-aged children in the united states. Preventing Chronic Disease: Public Research, Practice and Policy 2009l 6(1):1—13.Available at www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2009/jan/07_0240.htm.

• Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Kit BK, Flegal KM. Prevalence of obesity and trends in body mass index among US children and adolescents, 1999-2010. Journal of the American Medical Association 2012;307(5):483-490.

• Zimmerman FJ, Bell JF. Associations of television content type and obesity in children. Am J Public Health 2010;100(2):334—40.

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