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The global prevalence of obesity is increasing and is closely related to life-shortening chronic illnesses.
Public health initiatives should focus on obesity prevention to reduce chronic disease risk.
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Indeed, the growing global prevalence of obesity, coupled with its close relationship to life-shortening chronic illnesses such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
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Obesity
Michael G. Perri et al. · The Wiley Encyclopedia of Health Psychology · 2020
DOI 10.1002/9781119057840.ch151
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