Research Catalog

Title

Measuring progress in obesity prevention : workshop report / Committee on Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention, Food and Nutrition Board, and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Author

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention

Publication

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2012.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Food and Nutrition Board
• Workshop on Measurement Strategies for Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention (March 23-24, 2011 : Irvine, Calif.)

Description

xiii, 144 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

"Nearly 69 percent of U.S. adults and 32 percent of children are either overweight or obese, creating an annual medical cost burden that may reach 1.47 billion dollars. Researchers and policy makers are eager to identify improved measures of environmental and policy factors that contribute to obesity prevention. The IOM formed the Committee on Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention to review the IOM's past obesity-related recommendations, identify a set of recommendations for future action, and recommend indicators of progress in implementing these actions. The committee held a workshop in March 2011 about how to improve measurement of progress in obesity prevention."--Publisher's description.

Subject

• Obesity > Nutritional aspects > Research > United States
• Obesity > Prevention > United States > Congresses
• Nutrition > Research > Social aspects > United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographic references.

Additional Formats (note)

• Also available online.

Contents

Introduction and Workshop Goals -- Physical Activity and the Built Environment -- The Food and Nutrition Environment -- Looking Across Domains -- Assessing the Impact of Marketing and Industry -- Assessing State and Community Efforts -- Disparities and Measurement -- Summary of Workshop Themes -- Appendix A: Workshop Agenda -- Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Speakers -- Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations.

ISBN

• 9780309222396
• 0309222397

OCLC

• ocn779583144
• 779583144
• SCSB-5632514

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries