The language of obesity just makes matters worse

Tim Lobstein ()
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Nature Human Behaviour, 2018, vol. 2, issue 3, 165-165

Abstract: Obesity prevention has emphasized the individual person and created a narrative of blame. But by treating obesity as a socially transmitted disease, we can start to turn the tide of the obesity epidemic, says Tim Lobstein.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1038/s41562-018-0295-6

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