Evolving environmental factors in the obesity epidemic

Obesity Epidemiology: From Aetiology to Public Health

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Linde, Jennifer A ^a   Jeffery, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight; Energy intake; Environment; Obesity; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921259168     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199571512.003.0009     Document Type: Chapter

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