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Health threats of new social media trends: the effects of frequent mukbang watching on overweight and obesity

Kwanghun YeonDepartment of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1823-1826 | Published online: 31 May 2022

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