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It is now generally accepted that lifestyle—diet, tobacco use, exercise—has a major impact on health, especially lifestyle-related chronic diseases. However, there is a world of difference between awareness of these facts and their translation into preventive action.

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  1. Centre for Science, Athabasca University, Athabasca, AB, T9S 3A3, Canada

    Norman J. Temple PhD

  2. Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, New York University, 411 Lafayette St, 5th Floor, New York, NY, 10003-7035, USA

    Marion Nestle PhD, MPH

  3. Department of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

    Marion Nestle PhD, MPH

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Temple, N.J., Nestle, M. (2012). Population Nutrition and Health Promotion. In: Temple, N., Wilson, T., Jacobs, Jr., D. (eds) Nutritional Health. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-894-8_18

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