More than two-thirds of adults and one-third of children in America are obese or at risk for obesity. To reverse this epidemic, we must identify the policy and environmental changes that lead to increased physical activity and better nutrition. We also must support the advocacy that will result in widespread adoption of those policies.
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February 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Sixteen major food-manufacturing companies, members of the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, have pledged to collectively remove 1.5 trillion calories a year from the marketplace by the end of 2015.
February 1, 2013 | Journal Article
This commentary praises the detailed work of the article “Food Companies’ Calorie-Reduction Pledges to Improve U.S. Diet," which describes the independent evaluation of the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) pledge to remove 1.5 trillion calories a year from the marketplace by the end of 2015.
October 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Elementary school-age children in the Mississippi Delta have a troubling distinction: a large percentage of them are overweight or obese, based on body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and waist-to-height ratios. Assessing the impact of health policies, this study suggests, requires consistent measures of multiple weight-related outcomes, including BMI and waist-to-height ratio.
August 2, 2012 | Journal Article
Obesity prevention social marketing is needed, but care should be taken not to stigmatize obese people and risk increased feelings of shame felt particularly by obese children.
October 12, 2012 | Journal Article
While family-based obesity interventions among African-American girls have begun to yield positive outcomes, a far distance remains to overcoming the disparity in obesity rates between Black and White girls.
September 6, 2012 | Commentary/News Release/Journal Article/Story
Largest declines seen among African American boys and Hispanic girls.
February 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Sweet and salty snacks, also known as “competitive foods,” remain available to students in nearly half of all elementary schools. This Bridging the Gap study presents the most up-to-date information on the issue, and urges the Department of Agriculture to set strong, consistent nutrition standards for these snacks.
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The articles presented in this collection highlight ideas generated and conclusions reached at the Symposium on Ethical Issues in Interventions for Childhood Obesity.
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The effects of obesity on children's physical health are well documented, however the social consequences of obesity are less well described and may not be addressed in intervention programs.
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Ethical arguments related to childhood obesity policies raised during the 2010 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) symposium sharpen our awareness of complex and fundamental questions about the functions of society and how policies are defined and implemented to benefit different entities.