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Obesity in Children -- a Growing Problem.
McIntyre, Emma C., and Peter B. Sullivan. "Obesity in Children -- a Growing Problem." Current Medical Literature: Clinical Nutrition 13.3 (2004): 41-4. Print.
The article focuses on the current research on nutritional causes of childhood obesity, its consequences, and potential management strategies. -
The Skinny on Obesity Rates and the U.S. Economy.
Fitzpatrick, Dylan J., Erin A. Toner, and Paul M. Sommers. "The Skinny on Obesity Rates and the U.S. Economy." Atlantic Economic Journal 38.1 (2010): 119-20. Print.The article presents information on the study conducted to measure obesity rates in different U.S. states and effect of socioeconomic factors on it. -
Measures to Prevent and Treat Obesity.
Robinson, Francesca. "Measures to Prevent and Treat Obesity." Practice Nurse 40.5 (2010): 10-1. Print.
This article focuses on the solution of obesity. The prevalence of obesity in the state is reportedly continuously increasing. The author mentions it is important to solve the obesity problems. -
Using Marketing Muscle to Sell Fat: The Rise of Obesity in the Modern Economy.
"Using Marketing Muscle to Sell Fat: The Rise of Obesity in the Modern Economy." Annual Review of Public Health (2011): 285. Print.
The large increase in obesity in the past 30 years has often been explained in rational choice terms -
Obesity a Threat to U.S. Economy.
Krisberg, Kim. "Report: Obesity a Threat to U.S. Economy." The Nation's Health.8 (2012): 9. Print.
The author argues that the obesity in the US not only cause the healthy problems of people but also cost their money. It is a threat to the US Economy. It tells audience that obesity is cannot to be ignored in the US. -
Economic Costs of Overweight and Obesity
Lehnert, Thomas, et al. "1: Economic Costs of Overweight and Obesity." Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 27 (2013): 105-15. Print.
Obesity has substantially increased in recent decades and is now one of the major global health problems.