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" Watching or even thinking about someone with good self-control makes you more likely to exert it\u2014in a variety of situations, says new research from the University of Georgia. Which means that when it comes to eating, if you resist that cookie and chips, chances are your kids will too.   Eat healthy but having trouble getting your kids to do the same? Don&amp;#039;t launch into a lecture on the virtues of vegetables. &amp;quot;In families where parents are at a healthy weight but the child isn&amp;#039;t, we find the most successful strategy is for parents to give the most nutritious foods and figure out exactly what other factors might be contributing to the child&amp;#039;s weight issue,&amp;quot; says Sarah Krieger, MP H, RD, a St. Petersburg, Florida-based spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association. For example, if your child will really only eat mac and cheese, make a healthier version. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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