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Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention: Solving the Weight of the Nation
Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention Solving the Weight of the Nation
Author: Committee on Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention, Institute of Medicine
One-third of adults are now obese, and children's obesity rates have climbed from 5 to 17 percent in the past 30 years. The causes of the nation's obesity epidemic are multi-factorial, having much more to do with the absence of sidewalks and the limited availability of healthy and affordable foods than a lack of personal responsibility. The broa...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780309221542
ISBN-10: 0309221544
Publication Date: 4/30/2012
Pages: 462
Edition: 1
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Publisher: National Academies Press
Book Type: Paperback
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