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The number of people living with obesity has tripled worldwide since 1975.
Public health initiatives should address the rising obesity rates.
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The number of people living with obesity has tripled worldwide since 1975.
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Gut peptide regulation of food intake – evidence for the modulation of hedonic feeding
Orla R. M. Woodward et al. · The Journal of Physiology · 2021
DOI 10.1113/jp280581
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