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Globesity : a planet out of control? /
Obesity represents one of the major global health challenges of the 21st century. Its occurrence has now reached epidemic proportions, not only in industrialized nations, but increasingly in less developed countries too. Written by world-leading specialists in public health nutrition, Globesity cuts...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Francés |
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London ; Sterling, VA :
Earthscan,
2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Obesity represents one of the major global health challenges of the 21st century. Its occurrence has now reached epidemic proportions, not only in industrialized nations, but increasingly in less developed countries too. Written by world-leading specialists in public health nutrition, Globesity cuts straight to the underlying nature and causes of this devastating trend. It shows that the causes of obesity are primarily socio-economic and the result of a distorted agricultural and food production and supply system. To address this problem, we must learn how to better manage the physical, social a. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 180 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-172) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781849771474 1849771472 9781844076666 1844076660 |