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The global increase in the consumption of low-nutrition products is associated with global increases in obesity and its associated diseases.
Practitioners should be aware of the impact of low-nutrition products on obesity trends.
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Global increase in the consumption of low-nutrition products, such as soft drinks and processed foods, is associated with global increases in obesity and its associated diseases.
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The claim is based on a broad observation of global trends.
Source
‘Big Food’: taking a critical perspective on a global public health problem
Simon Williams et al. · Critical Public Health · 2015
DOI 10.1080/09581596.2015.1021298
reviewCited 17×
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