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The Food Forum of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) convened a 2-day workshop on the current and potential role of food technology in addressing today’s most critical public health challenge – overweight and obesity.
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Leveraging Food Technology for Obesity Prevention and Reduction Efforts: Workshop Summary
Proceedings
·2011
Obesity is a major public health challenge. More than one-third of the U.S. adult population is considered obese, a figure that has more than doubled since the mid-1970s. Among children, obesity rates have more than tripled over the same period. Not only is obesity associated with numerous medical c...
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