Home, school, and retail food environments driving obesity among adolescent girls in South Asia
Oliver Huse, Vani Sethi, Dhammica Rowel, Aishath Shahula Ahmed, Navoda Liyana Pathirana, Monika Arora, Kathryn Backholer
Abstract
Urgent action is required to tackle the rising prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescent girls in South Asia by improving food environments and countering the influence of powerful commercial organisations, argue <b>Kathryn Backholer and colleagues</b>
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ObesityEnvironmental healthHuman factors and ergonomicsSuicide preventionPoison controlMedicineAdvertisingComputer scienceBusinessPathologyObesity, Physical Activity, DietGlobal Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyConsumer Attitudes and Food Labeling