Public health response to the obesity epidemic: Too soon or too late?

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 488-492

  Byers, Tim ^a   Sedjo, Rebecca L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; SIBUTRAMINE; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET THERAPY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; LOW FAT DIET; OBESITY; PROTEIN INTAKE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 33846781145     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/137.2.488     Document Type: Conference Paper

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