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SUBMITTER: McAllister EJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2932668 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
McAllister Emily J EJ Dhurandhar Nikhil V NV Keith Scott W SW Aronne Louis J LJ Barger Jamie J Baskin Monica M Benca Ruth M RM Biggio Joseph J Boggiano Mary M MM Eisenmann Joe C JC Elobeid Mai M Fontaine Kevin R KR Gluckman Peter P Hanlon Erin C EC Katzmarzyk Peter P Pietrobelli Angelo A Redden David T DT Ruden Douglas M DM Wang Chenxi C Waterland Robert A RA Wright Suzanne M SM Allison David B DB
Critical reviews in food science and nutrition 20091101 10
The obesity epidemic is a global issue and shows no signs of abating, while the cause of this epidemic remains unclear. Marketing practices of energy-dense foods and institutionally-driven declines in physical activity are the alleged perpetrators for the epidemic, despite a lack of solid evidence to demonstrate their causal role. While both may contribute to obesity, we call attention to their unquestioned dominance in program funding and public efforts to reduce obesity, and propose several al ...[more]