Overweight, obesity and eating disorders in adolescents-a socio-somatic reaction to social change?
Epidemiological studies show a considerable secular increase in obesity, especially in adolescents. Most studies prefer an individualistic explanation of the facts, thereby overlooking the evidence for social change as an important agent in the development of overweight and eating disorders. Their s...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Public Health: From Theory to Practice (2198-1833) Vol. 16; no. 6; pp. 429 - 439 |
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Springer Nature
Dec2008
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