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Increases in national food energy supply are sufficient to explain increases in average population body weight, particularly in high-income countries.

To combat rising obesity, focus on systemic changes to food supply and availability rather than just individual willpower. Governments and industries must improve food system healthiness.

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The findings suggest that increases in food energy supply are sufficient to explain increases in average population body weight, especially in high-income countries.
Stefanie Vandevijvere et al. · Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2015

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Large-scale observational study across 69 countries with statistically significant associations, though limited by ecological data and lack of individual-level intake measurement.

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Increased food energy supply as a major driver of the obesity epidemic: a global analysis

Stefanie Vandevijvere et al. · Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2015

DOI 10.2471/blt.14.150565

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