Annotated Bibliography: The Global Epidemic Of Obesity

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Bibliography Caballero, Benjamin. "The Global Epidemic of Obesity: An Overview." Johns Hopkins Bloomberg school of Public Health. 13 May 2007: 1-5. Epidemiologic Reviews. Web. 21 September 2015. http://epirev.oxfordjournals.org/content/29/1/1.full.pdf+html

Gibbons H. Gary. "How can overweight and obesity be prevented?" National Health, Lung and Blood Institute. 12. Nov 2013. U.S. Department of Health &Human Services. Web. 21 September 2015. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/obe/prevention

"Overweight and Obesity: Adult Obesity Facts." U.S. Department of Health & Human services. 16 June 2015: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web. 21 September 2015. http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html

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