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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > known or suspected carcinogens > obesity > obesity as a public health crisis > economics of obesity
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity as a public health crisis > economics of obesity
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > health and well-being > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity as a public health crisis > economics of obesity
... > social science subjects > sociology > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity as a public health crisis > economics of obesity
... > social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity as a public health crisis > economics of obesity
... > social science subjects > sociology > social theory > micro-interactionist theory > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity as a public health crisis > economics of obesity
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity as a public health crisis > economics of obesity
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > school health > special populations and vulnerable youth > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity as a public health crisis > economics of obesity
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity as a public health crisis > economics of obesity

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economics of obesity  

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  • Since the 1970s, obesity in the United States has dramatically increased, with nearly two out of every three adult Americans currently classified as obese or overweight. The prevalence of overweight children has increased from 5 percent in 1970 to 15 percent in 2000. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Economics of Obesity]

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