Evolving societal norms of obesity: What is the appropriate response?

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 319, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 221-222

  Burke, Mary A ^a   Heiland, Frank W ^b  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT LOSS; CALORIC INTAKE; EATING HABIT; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FAST FOOD; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NOTE; OBESITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL NORM; SOCIAL STIGMA; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

HUMANS; OBESITY; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL NORMS; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 85041015858     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2017.18947     Document Type: Note

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