Why education and choice won't solve the obesity problem

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 590-592

  Walls, Helen L ^a   Peeters, Anna ^a   Loff, Bebe ^a   Crammond, Bradley R ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; BODY WEIGHT; COMMUNITY; DECISION MAKING; DIET; EDITORIAL; FOOD INTAKE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; INCIDENCE; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIOECONOMICS; AUSTRALIA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE;

AUSTRALIA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; OBESITY; SOCIAL MARKETING;

EID: 63149134410     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.156232     Document Type: Editorial

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