Physical Activity: Moving Toward Obesity Solutions: Workshop Summary

by Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, Roundtable on Obesity Solutions

In 2008, the U.S. federal government issued fully approved physical activity guidelines for the first time. The idea that physical activity impacts health can be traced as far back as Hippocrates, and the science around the linkages between physical activity and health has continuously accumulated. On April 14-15, 2015, the Institute of Medicine's Roundtable on Obesity Solutions held a 2-day workshop to explore the state of the science regarding the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309378141
• ISBN13: 9780309378147
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"