Eating habits and obesity among Lebanese university students
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Eating habits and obesity among Lebanese university students
BACKGROUND In the past year Lebanon has been experiencing a nutritional transition in food choices from the typical Mediterranean diet to the fast food pattern. As a consequence, the dietary habits of young adults have been affected; thus, overweight and obesity are increasingly being observed among the young. The purpose of this study is to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity on a ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nutrition Journal
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1475-2891
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-7-32