Child obesity: What can be done and who will do it?

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 301-306

  Lobstein, Tim ^a  

^a International Association for the Study of Obesity   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economics; Food supplies; Policy; Public health

Indexed keywords

OIL; SUGAR;

CHILD NUTRITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DAIRY PRODUCT; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MARKET; MEAT; OBESITY; POLITICS; UNITED KINGDOM; VEGETABLE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILD; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 49549100885     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665108008598     Document Type: Conference Paper

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