Perspective: Public Health Nutrition Policies Should Focus on Healthy Eating, Not on Calorie Counting, Even to Decrease Obesity
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عنوان ژورنال: Advances in Nutrition
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2161-8313,2156-5376
DOI: 10.1093/advances/nmz025