Role of policy and government in the obesity epidemic

Circulation

Volumn 126, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 2345-2352

  Novak, Nicole L ^a   Brownell, Kelly D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; DIET THERAPY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; EXERCISE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DIET; EPIDEMICS; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84868520152     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.037929     Document Type: Article

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