Social media for health promotion and weight management: A critical debate

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Social media for health promotion and weight management: A critical debate

© 2018 The Author(s). Background: In 2016 an estimated 1.9 billion adults world-wide were either overweight or obese. The health consequences of obesity are responsible for 2.8 million preventable deaths per year. The WHO now considers obesity as a global epidemic and recommends population-wide heal...

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Main Authors:	Jane, Monica, Hagger, Martin, Foster, Jonathan, Ho, Suleen, Pal, Sebely
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	BioMed Central Ltd 2018
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71670

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