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Consumption of ultra-processed food and its association with obesity in Chilean university students: A multi-center study

Ultra-processed food and obesity in Chilean university students

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Pages 2356-2362 | Received 08 May 2019, Accepted 06 Aug 2021, Published online: 01 Sep 2021

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