Stemming the global obesity epidemic: What can we learn from data about social and economic trends?

Public Health

Volumn 122, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 739-746

  Sturm, Roland ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Dietary guidelines; Discretionary calories; Economics; Obesity

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DIET; EPIDEMIC; GUIDELINE; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CALORIC INTAKE; DIETARY INTAKE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; FRUIT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SITTING; SOCIAL ASPECT; VEGETABLE; WEIGHT GAIN;

BODY MASS INDEX; DIET; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 46849092790     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2008.01.004     Document Type: Article

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