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Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 2012
There is a pressing need to reduce both the prevalence and impact of obesity. This review begins with a discussion of the roles of treatment and prevention. Two overriding issues, weight bias and the addictive nature of food, are covered because of their importance not only to the individuals affected but also to public policy.
Ashley N, Gearhardt +5 more
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There is a pressing need to reduce both the prevalence and impact of obesity. This review begins with a discussion of the roles of treatment and prevention. Two overriding issues, weight bias and the addictive nature of food, are covered because of their importance not only to the individuals affected but also to public policy.
Ashley N, Gearhardt +5 more
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Role of Policy and Government in the Obesity Epidemic [PDF]
Circulation, 2012 In 2001, the Surgeon General's “Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity”1 identified obesity as a key public health priority for the United States. Obesity rates were higher than ever, with 61% of adults nationwide overweight or obese.
Nicole Novak, Kelly D. Brownell
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Local implementation of obesity policy
The Lancet, 2015Abstract not available.
Wolfenden, L., Yoong, S. L., Wiggers, J.
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International Journal of Obesity, 2017
This paper elucidates the challenges surrounding the economics of some popular obesity-related policy proposals. Solid economic justifications for anti-obesity policies are often lacking, and evidence suggests policies like fat and soda taxes or restrictions on food stamp spending are unlikely to substantively affect obesity prevalence.
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This paper elucidates the challenges surrounding the economics of some popular obesity-related policy proposals. Solid economic justifications for anti-obesity policies are often lacking, and evidence suggests policies like fat and soda taxes or restrictions on food stamp spending are unlikely to substantively affect obesity prevalence.
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Economics, Policy, and Obesity
2004The US population now leads the world in obesity rates. The estimated societal cost of the overweight and obesity issue exceeds $115 billion. Policy may play a role if economically justifiable but conflicting interests exist.
Loureiro, Maria L. +1 more
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Other Food Policies as Obesity Policy
2017Other food policies have also been implicated in the obesity epidemic. Our findings are generally negative regarding both the contributions of USDA’s food and nutrition programs (FANPs) to obesity and the potential for modifying them effectively and economically to reduce obesity.
Julian M. Alston, Abigail M. Okrent
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Obesity Policy Spotlight: Childhood Obesity
Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care, 2009Abstract Childhood obesity is a serious public health issue that threatens the health and well-being of the U.S. population. Despite our knowledge of this epidemic there has been a fourfold increase in the prevalence of overweight children and adolescents during the past four decades, creating a need for increased population-focused policy using the ...
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Childhood Obesity: Nursing Policy Implications
Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 2006O besity has emerged as a deadly epidemic and threatens the health of children in the United States. Between 1986 and 2000, the prevalence of severe obesity (body mass index [BMI] N40 kg/m) quadrupled from 1 in 200 Americans to 1 in 50. Adults with a BMI of 50 kg/m or higher increased by a factor of 5 from 1 in 2,000 to 1 in 400 (Sturm, 2003; Hedley ...
Noreen Clarke, Sheehan, Larry, Yin
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State School Policies and Youth Obesity
Maternal and Child Health Journal, 2012The objective of this study was to examine relations between state-level school policies and childhood obesity for youth ages 10-17 years. Secondary analysis of the 2003-2006 School Nutrition Environment State Policy Classification System, 2003-2007 Physical Education Related State Policy Classification System, and 2003 and 2007 National Surveys of ...
Jenna, Riis +4 more
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