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Editorial
. 2016 Oct 5;2(4):FSO151.
doi: 10.4155/fsoa-2016-0061. eCollection 2016 Dec.

Could technology help us tackle the obesity crisis?

Evan M Forman  1 , Brittney C Evans  1 , Daniel Flack  1 , Stephanie P Goldstein  1
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Editorial

Could technology help us tackle the obesity crisis?

Evan M Forman et al. Future Sci OA. .
No abstract available

Keywords: application; behavior; intervention; obesity; personalized medicine; smartphone; technology; treatment; weight loss.

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Financial & competing interests disclosure The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties. No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.

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