Obesity: Part one - The greatest health threat facing mankind

John R. Speakman*

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

8 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Obesity has been likened to a modern plague. In the UK, it kills more people than lung cancer, and the numbers are constantly growing. Read about the 'greatest health threat facing mankind' in this introductory article, then return next issue to learn more about the biology of obesity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11-14
Number of pages4
JournalBiologist
Volume50
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2003

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Obesity: Part one - The greatest health threat facing mankind'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this