Trends in obesity and energy supply in the WHO MONICA Project
International Journal of ObesityPublished 9 March 2004
for the WHO MONICA Project, Karri Silventoinen, Susana Sans, Hanna Tolonen, David Monterde, Kari Kuulasmaa
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Increasing energy supply is closely associated with the increase of overweight and obesity in western countries, and emphasizes the importance of dietary issues when coping with the obesity epidemic.
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Increasing energy supply is closely associated with the increase of overweight and obesity in western countries. This emphasizes the importance of dietary issues when coping with the obesity epidemic.
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