Falsas creencias | 26 SEP 14

Mitos, presunciones y hechos acerca de la obesidad

Existen muchas creencias sobre la obesidad que perduran sin tener evidencia científica que las avale (presunciones); algunas persisten a pesar de evidencia contradictoria (mitos).
Autor/a: Dres. Casazza K, Fontaine K, Astrup A,et al N Engl J Med 2013;368:446-54.
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