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  EditorialLessons from a small country about the global obesity crisisKelly D Brownell1  and Derek Yach2  1
Professor of Psychology, Epidemiology and Public Health, Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University – Rudd Center, 309 Edwards Street – Box 208369, New Haven, CT 06520–8369, USA 2
Director Global Health, Rockefeller Foundation, New York, USA  author email corresponding author email
Globalization and Health 2006,
2:11doi:10.1186/1744-8603-2-11
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12 September 2006 |
Abstract
Developed countries had high obesity rates before the problem was taken seriously and hence the genesis must be seen in retrospect. Developing countries offer a clear view of causal factors but also opportunities for prevention, which must focus on both food and physical activity environments. | 
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