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Kids don't eat less when serving themselves

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Allowing pre-schoolers to help themselves to food is thought to teach kids healthy eating habits like portion control, but a new study finds that children eat just as much at self-served meals as they do when food is plated for them.

By Kerry Grens

June 11, 2012

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