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Date 12/02/2025
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Climate Change and the Growing Challenge of Obesity: A Presentation by Marta Giralt at the SEEDO/EASO Joint Conference.

Marta Giralt delivered the lecture “Obesity and Climate Change” at the SEEDO/EASO Joint Conference in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. The presentation highlighted the increasing recognition of global warming’s contribution to the obesogenic environment, as well as the role of suppressed adaptive thermogenesis and reduced energy expenditure.

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