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Obesity Prevalence in Nepal: Public Health Challenges in a Low-Income Nation during an Alarming Worldwide Trend
The future toll of the obesity epidemic will likely hit hardest in low- and middle-income countries. Ongoing urbanization promotes risk factors including sedentary lifestyle and fat- and sugar-laden diets. Low-income countries like Nepal experience a double disease burden: infectious diseases as wel...
Autores principales: | Vaidya, Abhinav, Shakya, Suraj, Krettek, Alexandra |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI)
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2905575/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20644698 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph7062726 |
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