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Using foods high in sugar, fat as rewards can lead to obesity in children
Published: 29 September 2015
You’re late getting out the door and your six-year-old isn’t co-operating. You know it isn’t the best parental decision you’ve ever made but you offer him a treat if he agrees to obediently put on his shoes and get into the car. What’s the harm in that?
A study co-authored by Laurette Dubé of Ï㽶ÊÓƵ’s Desautel Faculty of Management suggests there could be long-term consequences to these types of actions, especially if they become a regular routine.
Read full article: , September 25, 2015
Read the study:Â , December 1, 2015