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Increase the consumption of healthier food and beverages
RECOMMENDATIONS:
- Increase access to, and the affordability of, healthier food and beverages
- Increase public communications that support the consumption of healthier food and beverages
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Increase physical activity
RECOMMENDATIONS:
- Increase opportunities for physical education and physical activity
- Increase public communications that support physical activity
- Improve the built environment to create or support physical activity
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Decrease the consumption of less healthy food and beverages
RECOMMENDATIONS:
- Decrease access to, and the affordability of, less healthy food and beverages
- Decrease public communications that support the consumption of less healthy food and beverages
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Increase the initiation and duration of breastfeeding and/or consumption of breast milk
RECOMMENDATIONS:
- Increase the awareness and understanding of the benefits of breastfeeding and breast milk
- Improve environments for breastfeeding and expressing breast milk
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Increase cross-sector coordination and collaboration
RECOMMENDATIONS:
- Increase understanding of the health and economic benefits of preventing obesity and promoting healthy weight
- Enhance public-private partnerships that are engaging in efforts to prevent obesity and promote healthy weight
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