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The changes made to our environment over the past several decades have facilitated weight gain and contributed to high rates of obesity.
Practitioners should consider environmental factors when addressing obesity.
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the changes we have made to our environment over the past several decades have unintentionally facilitated weight gain in the population and contributed to the high rates of obesity currently seen in most countries around the world.
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Modifying the Environment to Reverse Obesity
James O. Hill et al. · Environmental Health Perspectives · 2005
DOI 10.1289/ehp.7812
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