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Conclusion: Obesity and its prevention in the 21st century

Year: 2010

Type: book-chapter

Abstract: The case for a preventative approach to the obesity epidemic is compelling. Obesity poses what is arguably one of the most significant threats to population health that is currently faced. The data presented in this book highlight just how common obesity has become in children and in adults across the globe, and how it impacts disproportionately on the poor. This chapter presents a summary of the discussions in the preceding chapters.

Source: Oxford University Press eBooks

DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199571512.003.0026

Authors: David Crawford, Kylie Ball, Robert W. Jeffery, Johannes Brug

Institutions: Deakin University, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Language: English

Topic: Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4620510

FWCI: 1.726

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