The economics of obesity

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Finkelstein, Eric A ^a   Strombotne, Kiersten L ^b  

^a DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; CONSUMER; COST; DEVICE; ECONOMICS; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOME; HUMAN; MARKET; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; TIME; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EUROPE; FOOD; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77951945010     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2010.28701E     Document Type: Review

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