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The weight of nations: an estimation of adult human biomass

2012848 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Sarah Walpole · London Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education

David Prieto‐Merino · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Phil Edwards · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

John G.F. Cleland · University of London

Gretchen A Stevens · World Health Organization

Ian Roberts · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Abstract

Increasing population fatness could have the same implications for world food energy demands as an extra half a billion people living on the earth.

Topics & Keywords

Diet and metabolism studies Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Global Energy and Sustainability Research

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Public Health

Volume 12, Issue 1, pp. 439-439

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-439

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 15.34

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