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Obesogenic environments (physical, social, and economic factors favoring obesity) are a primary driver of the obesity epidemic, exerting powerful influences that have consolidated over the past 20-30 years.
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On one hand, the powerful influences of obesogenic environments (aspects of physical, social and economic environments that favour obesity) have been consolidating over the course of the past 20-30 years.
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Based on individual-level data from repeated cross-sectional national surveys across multiple OECD countries.
Source
The Obesity Epidemic: Analysis of Past and Projected Future Trends in Selected OECD Countries
Franco Sassi et al. · OECD health working papers · 2009
DOI 10.1787/225215402672
cross_sectional · n=3940490Cited 346×
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