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01-12-2016 | Invited Commentary

The Mass of Humanity and the Weight of the World: Obesity and the Environment at a Confluence of Causes

Author: David L. Katz

Published in: Current Obesity Reports | Issue 4/2016

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In the USA, arguably the epicenter of the global obesity pandemic, obesity prevalence and severity have been rising relentlessly in adults and children alike for decades [1]. Following some early indications about potential prevalence, although not severity, plateaus in select demographic groups at least, the latest trend data suggest continued progression of the epidemic for most groups [2‐4]. …

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Title: The Mass of Humanity and the Weight of the World: Obesity and the Environment at a Confluence of Causes
Author: David L. Katz
Publication date: 01-12-2016
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Current Obesity Reports / Issue 4/2016
Electronic ISSN: 2162-4968
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13679-016-0236-5

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