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The weight of nations: an estimation of adult human biomass
BMC Public Health · 2012 · Vol. 12(1) · pp. 439–439
Sarah Walpole✉(London Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education)David Prieto‐Merino(London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)Phil Edwards(London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)John G.F. Cleland(University of London)Gretchen A Stevens(World Health Organization)Ian Roberts(London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
Abstract
Increasing population fatness could have the same implications for world food energy demands as an extra half a billion people living on the earth.
Diet and metabolism studiesAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental ImpactGlobal Energy and Sustainability ResearchOverweightObesityBody mass indexBiomass (ecology)PopulationDemographyTonneMedicineEnvironmental healthGeography
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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBasal MetabolismEnergy MetabolismFemaleHealth SurveysHumansMaleMiddle AgedObesityPopulation DensityUnited NationsGlobal Health
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