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Where to From Here for Preventing Childhood Obesity: An International Perspective
Author(s) -
Swinburn Boyd A.,
SilvaSanigorski Andrea M.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.438
H-Index - 199
eISSN - 1930-739X
pISSN - 1930-7381
DOI - 10.1038/oby.2009.424
Subject(s) - childhood obesity , multinational corporation , obesity , promotion (chess) , business , food marketing , marketing , environmental health , medicine , advertising , political science , overweight , finance , politics , law
Over a quarter of a century ago, the childhood obesity epidemic started its upswing in high-income countries (1) but it was not until the early 2000s that the issue hit the headlines and really forced the public and politicians to take note (2). That awareness has sparked a surge in research, policies, and programs, but what is the current state of action and, more importantly, where to from here for the prevention of childhood obesity?