Environmental contributions to the obesity epidemic

Science

Volumn 280, Issue 5368, 1998, Pages 1371-1374

  Hill, James O ^a   Peters, John C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LIPID DIET; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; DIETARY FATS; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPHAGIA; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY;

EID: 0032577404     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.280.5368.1371     Document Type: Review

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27. We thank A. Kriketos for help in preparing this manuscript. Supported by NIH grants DK42549, DK38088, and DK48520. Because of space limitations, it was not possible to include a comprehensive list of references for all of the work discussed. References (1) and (6) provide a more comprehensive reference list. The Procter and Gamble Company markets both regular and low-fat food products.