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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Blumberg, Bruce, author.
Title: The obesogen effect : why we eat less and exercise more but still struggle to lose weight / Bruce Blumberg, PhD with Kristin Loberg.
Description: First edition. | New York : Grand Central Life & Style, 2018. | Includes bibliographical references.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017041727| ISBN 9781478970644 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781478970675 (ebook) | ISBN 9781478970668 (audio download) | ISBN 9781549168987 (audio book)
Subjects: LCSH: Obesity—Epidemiology—Popular works. | Endocrine disrupting chemicals. | Weight loss. | BISAC: SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Cytology. | HEALTH & FITNESS / Weight Loss. | MEDICAL / Toxicology.
Classification: LCC RA645.O23 B58 2018 | DDC 362.196/398—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017041727
ISBNs: 978-1-4789-7064-4 (hardcover), 978-1-4789-7067-5 (ebook)
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