The obesity transition: stages of the global epidemic

Lindsay M. Jaacks; Stefanie Vandevijvere; An Pan; Craig McGowan; Chelsea Wallace; Fumiaki Imamura; Dariush Mozaffarian; Boyd Swinburn; Majid Ezzati

doi:10.1016/s2213-8587(19)30026-9

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Socioeconomic statusObesityEpidemiological transitionMedicineDemographyLatin AmericansEpidemiologyPopulationNutrition transitionEnvironmental healthOverweightPolitical scienceSociology

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Year: 2019
Type: review
Volume: 7
Issue: 3
Pages: 231-240
Citations: 1114
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                                    Lindsay M. Jaacks, 
                                
                                    Stefanie Vandevijvere, 
                                
                                    An Pan
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2019). 
                            The obesity transition: stages of the global epidemic. 
                            The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
                            , 7
                            (3)
                            , 231-240.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-8587(19)30026-9
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s2213-8587(19)30026-9