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. 2018 Jun 13:361:k2538.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.k2538.

Making progress on the global crisis of obesity and weight management

Michael E J Lean  1 , Arne Astrup  2 , Susan B Roberts  3
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Making progress on the global crisis of obesity and weight management

Michael E J Lean et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Food and obesity are undoubtedly linked but the relation is complex. Michael Lean and colleagues discuss what we know, and what we don’t know, about weight management

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: We have read and understood BMJ policy on declaration of interests and declare the following: ML has received institutional research funds and support for meeting attendance from Diabetes UK, European Association for the Study of Obesity, Novo Nordisk, and Cambridge Weight Plan and pPersonal payments for advisory boards and consultancy from Novo Nordisk and Counterweight. AA is co-inventor on a pending provisional patent application on the use of biomarkers for prediction of weight loss responses, and co-founder/owner of the University of Copenhagen spin-out company Personalized Weight Management Research Consortium (Gluco-diet.dk). AA is consultant or a member of advisory boards for the following concerns with potential interest in the area: Basic Research, Beachbody; BioCare Copenhagen, Gelesis, Groupe Éthique et Santé, McCain Foods, Nestlé Research Center, and Weight Watchers. AA is coauthor of several diet and cookery books, including personalised nutrition for weight loss. SBR is founder of iDiet (www.theidiet.com) and coauthor of three books on healthy eating and weight management for adults and children. She has received institutional research funds from Nutrients and institutional royalty from Gelesis.

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