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The most likely environmental factor contributing to the current obesity epidemic is a continued decline in daily energy expenditure that has not been matched by an equivalent reduction in energy intake.
Public health efforts should focus on increasing physical activity to combat obesity.
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The most likely environmental factor contributing to the current obesity epidemic is a continued decline in daily energy expenditure that has not been matched by an equivalent reduction in energy intake.
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Overview of the determinants of overweight and obesity: current evidence and research issues
James O. Hill et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 1999
DOI 10.1097/00005768-199911001-00005
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