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Does fat intake explain fatness in healthy children?

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Remer, T., Dimitriou, T. & Kersting, M. Does fat intake explain fatness in healthy children?. Eur J Clin Nutr 56, 1046–1047 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601434

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