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Policy and healthy weight

Author(s) -

Johanna Dwyer

Publication year - 1996

Publication title -

american journal of clinical nutrition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1938-3207

pISSN - 0002-9165

DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/63.3.415

Subject(s) - prudence , overweight , action (physics) , perspective (graphical) , public economics , weight loss , medicine , health policy , affect (linguistics) , process (computing) , public policy , public health , weight gain , public relations , psychology , political science , body mass index , economics , body weight , obesity , law , nursing , computer science , epistemology , philosophy , artificial intelligence , pathology , operating system , communication , quantum mechanics , physics

"Policy" is defined as a definite course of action adopted for reasons of expedience, prudence, wisdom, or common sense. What can be said about policy and healthy weights? We must draw conclusions from the evidence offered for the comorbidities associated with overweight. Then we must ask, what is a healthy weight? How much gain or loss will suffice to arrive at a healthy weight? What other issues such as economics and mental health costs affect policy? To facilitate the process, I will review the policy issues for which there is already a consensus and then outline the evidence available from which this group might gain perspective for formulating practical public health recommendations.

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