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Managing obesity: focus on lifestyle approaches

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Managing obesity: focus on lifestyle approaches

Janet Franklin, KYRA A. SIM, ALICE A. GIBSON, STEPHANIE R. PARTRIDGE, Ian D. Caterson
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Dr Gibson is a Research Fellow In the Boden Collaboration, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney. Dr Franklin is a Senior Dietitian at Metabolism and Obesity Services, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Dr Sim is a Senior Dietitian and Manager of Obesity Prevention and Management, Sydney Local Health District. Dr Partridge is a Dietitian at the Westmead Applied Research Centre, The University of Sydney. Professor Caterson is the Boden Professor of Human Nutrition and Director of the Boden Collaboration, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.

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