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BL
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| Record Number
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1036660
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b791030
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| Main Entry
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Greene, Meg.
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| Title & Author
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Obesity /\ Meg Greene Malvasi.
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| Publication Statement
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Philadelphia :: Mason Crest,, ©2007.
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| Series Statement
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Gallup major trends and events
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (112 pages) :: illustrations (chiefly color).
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| ISBN
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9275115761
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: 9789275115763
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1590849671
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9781590849675
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 100-103) and index.
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| Contents
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The swelling of America -- A nation's growing appetite -- The causes and costs of obesity -- The politics of obesity -- Supersizing and slenderizing: profiting from obesity -- What epidemic? -- We are the world: the global impact of obesity.
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| Abstract
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This book outlines where the obesity epidemic came from and how it can be fought, and Gallup polls demonstrate that most Americans are aware of the obesity crisis and wish to obtain a healthier, more nutritious lifestyle.
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| Subject
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Obesity, Juvenile literature.
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Health Biological Sciences.
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Obesity.
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Public Health - General.
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Public Health.
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| Dewey Classification
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616.3/98
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| LC Classification
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RA645.O23G74 2007
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