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Review
. 2007 Dec 15;335(7632):1241-3.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39377.622882.47.

Unequal weight: equity oriented policy responses to the global obesity epidemic

Sharon Friel  1 , Mickey Chopra, David Satcher
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Review

Unequal weight: equity oriented policy responses to the global obesity epidemic

Sharon Friel et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

The health professions need to spearhead a concerted intersectoral response to obesity, say Sharon Friel, Mickey Chopra, and David Satcher

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: SF is an employee of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health. MC is co-chair of the globalisation knowledge network of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health. DS is a commissioner of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health.

Figures

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Fig 1 Age standardised prevalence ratio for obesity in women in low, lower-middle, and upper-middle income economies, 1992-2000 (Source: Montiero et al)
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Fig 2 Conceptual framework of the social determinants of inequalities in obesity
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