Open AccessWhy Are Some Population Interventions for Diet and Obesity More Equitable and Effective Than Others? The Role of Individual Agency
Author(s) -
Jean Adams,
Oliver Mytton,
Martin White,
Pablo Monsivais
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
plos medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.847
H-Index - 228
eISSN - 1549-1676
pISSN - 1549-1277
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001990
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , obesity , population , agency (philosophy) , medicine , environmental health , gerontology , sociology , nursing , social science
Jean Adams and colleagues argue that population interventions that require individuals to use a low level of agency to benefit are likely to be most effective and most equitable.