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'''The obesogenic environment''' encompasses the environmental features of modern lifestyles that are postulated to contribute to the increasing prevalence of [[obesity]]; in particular, it is thought that the wide availability of food that is energy dense, palatable and inexpensive, combined with increasingly sedentary habits, favour an excess of energy intake over expenditure.<ref>Chaput JP ''et al.'' (2011)Modern sedentary activities promote overconsumption of food in our current obesogenic environment ''Obes Rev'' 12:e12-20 PMID 20576006</ref>
'''The obesogenic environment''' encompasses the environmental features of modern lifestyles that are postulated to contribute to the increasing prevalence of [[obesity]]; in particular, it is thought that the wide availability of food that is energy dense, palatable and inexpensive, combined with increasingly sedentary habits, favour an excess of energy intake over expenditure.<ref>Chaput JP ''et al.'' (2011) Modern sedentary activities promote overconsumption of food in our current obesogenic environment ''Obes Rev'' 12:e12-20 PMID 20576006</ref>


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The obesogenic environment encompasses the environmental features of modern lifestyles that are postulated to contribute to the increasing prevalence of obesity; in particular, it is thought that the wide availability of food that is energy dense, palatable and inexpensive, combined with increasingly sedentary habits, favour an excess of energy intake over expenditure.[1]

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  1. Chaput JP et al. (2011) Modern sedentary activities promote overconsumption of food in our current obesogenic environment Obes Rev 12:e12-20 PMID 20576006