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The Current State of Obesity Solutions in the United States: Workshop Summary

The Current State of Obesity Solutions in the United States: Workshop Summary

Institute of Medicine
Food and Nutrition Board
Roundtable on Obesity Solutions

Paperback

Medical Reference

ISBN10: 0309302757
ISBN13: 9780309302753
Publisher: Natl Academy Pr
Published: Jul 5 2014
Pages: 94
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.30 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

For the first time in decades, promising news has emerged regarding efforts to curb the obesity crisis in the United States. Obesity rates have fallen among low-income children in 18 states, the prevalence of obesity has plateaued among girls, regardless of ethnicity, and targeted efforts in states such as Massachusetts have demonstrably reduced the prevalence of obesity among children. Although the reasons for this turnaround are as complex and multifaceted as the reasons for the dramatic rise in obesity rates in recent decades, interventions to improve nutrition and increase physical activity are almost certainly major contributors. Yet major problems remain. Diseases associated with obesity continue to incur substantial costs and cause widespread human suffering. Moreover, substantial disparities in obesity rates exist among population groups, and in some cases these disparities are widening. Some groups and regions are continuing to experience increases in obesity rates, and the prevalence of severe obesity is continuing to rise.

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