Perspectives from United Kingdom and United States Policy Makers on Obesity Prevention: Workshop Summary

by Paula Whitacre, Annina Catherine Burns, Standing Committee on Childhood Obesity

Both the United Kingdom and the United States are grappling with nationwide epidemics of obesity. Obesity contributes to diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and some cancers, among other diseases. Although many people are aware of obesity's causes and consequences, few see it as a problem for their own families--despite clinical evidence to the contrary. Given this disconnect between perception and reality, policy makers in both countries struggle...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309150787
• ISBN13: 9780309150781
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.9" x 8.8"