Psychosocial aspects of obesity: Individual and societal perspectives
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Psychosocial Perspectives and the Issue of Prevention in Childhood Obesity
A dramatic increase in childhood overweight/obesity has been recognized globally over the past 50 years. This observed increase may reflect genetic, as well as psychological, environmental, and socio-cultural influences. In the first part of this review, we present an updated summary of the psychosocial factors associated with this change and discuss possible ways in which they operate. Among t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Näringsforskning
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0027-7878
DOI: 10.3402/fnr.v41i0.1754