Tackling Obesities: Future Choices – Modelling Future Trends in Obesity and the Impact on Health
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Science under the direction of the Chief Scientific Adviser to HM Government. Foresight creates challenging visions of the future to ensure effective strategies now. Details of all the reports and papers produced within this Foresight project can be obtained from the Foresight website (www.foresight.gov.uk). Any queries may also be directed through this website. This report was commissioned by the Foresight programme of the Government Office for Science to support its project on Tackling Obesities: Future Choices. The views are not the official point of view of any organisation or individual, are independent of Government and do not constitute Government policy.
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