Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention: Solving the Weight of the Nation

by Institute of Medicine, Committee on Accelerating Progress in Ob, Food and Nutrition Board, et al.

One-third of adults are now obese, and children's obesity rates have climbed from 5 to 17 percent in the past 30 years. The causes of the nation's obesity epidemic are multi-factorial, having much more to do with the absence of sidewalks and the limited availability of healthy and affordable foods than a lack of personal responsibility. The broad societal changes that are needed to prevent obesity will inevitably affect activity and eating environments...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309221544
• ISBN13: 9780309221542
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 478 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.9" x 9.9"