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Canine and feline obesity: a One Health perspective
Author(s) -
Sandøe Peter,
Palmer Clare,
Corr Sandra,
Astrup Arne,
Bjørnvad Charlotte Reinhard
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.g7521
Subject(s) - obesity , overweight , perspective (graphical) , medicine , gerontology , environmental health , veterinary medicine , pathology , artificial intelligence , computer science
Recent years have seen a drastic increase in the rates of overweight and obesity among people living in some developed nations. There has also been increased concern over obesity in companion animals. In the latest article in Veterinary Record 's series on One Health, Peter Sandøe and colleagues argue that the relationship between obesity in people and in companion animals is closer and more complex than previously thought, and that obesity should be treated as a One Health problem