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Obesity is a societal problem affecting whole populations, not merely individuals, and its impact now extends globally to adults and children in economically developed and less developed countries alike. The reasons for the trends of increased obesity include environmental factors such as globalization, economic changes, and urbanization that have changed the types of quantities of food available...
This chapter contains sections titled:
Definitions of obesity
Current and recent prevalences of obesity
Childhood obesity
Predicted increases in obesity in adults
Comorbidities of obesity
Costs of obesity to society
Conclusions
References
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