Current Status and Response to the Global Obesity Pandemic: Proceedings of a Workshop

by Institute of Medicine, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Roundtable on Obesity Solutions, et al.

The increasing prevalence and burden of obesity transcends borders, straining populations worldwide. Data shows that 50 million girls, 74 million boys, 390 million women, and 281 million men were estimated to have obesity in 2016 (NCD-RisC, 2017).

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop on October 9, 2018 to address the status of the global obesity pandemic and discuss diverse approaches to manage...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309485053
• ISBN13: 9780309485050
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"