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USA TODAY

…”about 367,000 other kids are in the same boat, according to a recent study that provides the government’s first estimate of how many children avoid meat. That’s about 1 in 200.( Emphasis added)

“Other surveys suggest the rate (1 in 200) could be four to six times that among older teens who have more control over what they eat than young children do. (Emphasis added)

…”The new estimate of young vegetarians comes from a recent federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study of alternative medicine based on a survey of thousands of Americans in 2007. Information on children’s diet habits was gleaned from about 9,000 parents and other adults speaking on the behalf of those under 18.”

Source: USA TODAY, January 12, 2009