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The Role of Public Policy in Treating the Epidemic of Global Obesity
Author(s) -
Hill J O,
Peters J C,
Wyatt H R
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1532-6535
pISSN - 0009-9236
DOI - 10.1038/sj.clpt.6100107
Subject(s) - obesity , clinical pharmacology , population , public policy , political science , medicine , public health , public economics , public relations , environmental health , economics , pharmacology , law , nursing
Given the powerful forces promoting population weight gain, the obesity epidemic cannot be reversed solely by promoting individual behavior change. Policy initiatives might lessen the impact of the biological and economical forces promoting weight gain or provide motivation to resist these forces. Unfortunately, there is little information to adequately evaluate the many policies that have been suggested. The intent of this review is to discuss the potential use of policy to stem the global epidemic of obesity. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (2007) 81 , 772–775. doi: 10.1038/sj.clpt.6100107 ; published online 21 February 2007