The global obesity pandemic: shaped by global drivers and local environments

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OverconsumptionObesityDisadvantagedEnvironmental healthConsumption (sociology)Public healthMalnutritionDevelopment economicsFood systemsDemographic economicsMedicineFood securityEconomicsGeographyEconomic growthAgriculture

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Year: 2011
Type: letter
Volume: 378
Issue: 9793
Pages: 804-814
Citations: 4725
Access: Closed

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                                    Boyd Swinburn, 
                                
                                    Gary Sacks, 
                                
                                    Kevin D. Hall
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2011). 
                            The global obesity pandemic: shaped by global drivers and local environments. 
                            The Lancet
                            , 378
                            (9793)
                            , 804-814.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(11)60813-1
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(11)60813-1