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HEAVY!

HEAVY!

Richard B. McKenzie

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Springer Nature B.V.
Año de edición:
2011
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Ciencia: cuestiones generales
ISBN:
9783642201349
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Chapter 1 - Crowding Out.- Chapter 2 - Fat Facts.- Chapter 3 - Fat Gene.- Chapter 4 - Fat Economics.- Chapter 5 - Fat Addiction.- Chapter 6 - Fat Consequences.- Chapter 7 - Smoking War.- Chapter 8 - Fat Taxes, Bans, and Discrimination.- Chapter 9 - Dieting for Dollars.- Chapter 10 - Fat Freedom.

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