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Read the article, “Socioeconomic Status and Other Factors Associated with Childhood Obesity.” Answer the following questions. DO NOT use any form of AI to answer the questions. That includes Grammarly. Answers must be submitted in a WORD document. PDFs will not be accepted. Include proper citations if quoting from the article (AMA format). 1. Why is childhood obesity described as a critical public health issue in the US? 2. What behavioral and biological risk factors for childhood obesity are identified in the introduction? 3. Why do the authors frame early childhood as a critical period for obesity prevention? 4. How does this study describe the relationship between family environment and childhood obesity? 5. What was the primary research question of the study? 6. Why did the authors use the Early Childhood Longitudinal Birth Cohort for this study analysis? 7. How was childhood obesity defined in this study, and why is it appropriate? 8. How did racial disparities persist even at higher socioeconomic levels? 9. Why is the finding regarding family meals important>? 10. What obesity prevention strategies can RDs gain from this research?