Changing diets -- not less physical activity -- may best explain childhood obesity crisis
- SHLHP
- Jan 19, 2021
- 1 min read
Our new paper "Childhood Daily Energy Expenditure Does Not Decrease with Market Integration and Is Not Related to Adiposity in Amazonia" (Urlacher et al., 2021, J Nutr) is now available. Click here for details on the project and a summary of the findings.
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