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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. -
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.
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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." 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 -
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. -
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.