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OBESITY AND ANAEMIA DUE TO MALNUTRITION IN ADOLESCENCE

Under the responsabilty of Prof. José E. DUTRA DE OLIVEIRA (Sao Paulo University, Brazil)

Coordinated by
Prof. Joel Alves Lamounier, Minas Gerais Federal University (UFMG), Belo Horizonte; Vice-President
Prof. Dr. Ana Marlúcia Oliveira Assis.

The main objective was to foster a discussion on matters that are highly significant for public health in Brazil today, disclosing the results of nationwide research into obesity and anemia and providing practitioners in the Diet and Nutrition areas with an updated overview of this field, based on the latest data in the literature.

Language: portuguese
Published in 2000
Edited by the Danone Institute of Brazil
270 pages


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