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Innovative engineering technologies are needed to address problems in energy balance, intake, and expenditure associated with obesity.
There is a need for collaboration between engineers and health scientists to develop effective obesity interventions.
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Innovative engineering technologies are needed to address a large range of problems in energy balance, intake, and expenditure that are associated with the obesity epidemic.
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Novel engineering approaches to obesity, overweight, and energy balance: public health needs and research opportunities
Abby G. Ershow et al. · 2005
DOI 10.1109/iembs.2004.1404454
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