Obesity and the environment: Where do we go from here?

Science

Volumn 299, Issue 5608, 2003, Pages 853-855

  Hill, James O ^a   Wyatt, Holly R ^a   Reed, George W ^b   Peters, John C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

OBESITY;

DISEASES;

EPIDEMIC; WEIGHT;

BEHAVIOR; BODY WEIGHT; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE CONTROL; EATING; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; FOOD INTAKE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; WALKING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; CHILD; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; EXERTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WALKING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0037423144     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1079857     Document Type: Short Survey

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