Open AccessA Metabolic–Epidemiological Microsimulation Model to Estimate the Changes in Energy Intake and Physical Activity Necessary to Meet the Healthy People 2020 Obesity Objective
Author(s) -
Sanjay Basu,
Hilary K. Seligman,
Marilyn A. Winkleby
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2013.301674
Subject(s) - obesity , calorie , medicine , environmental health , microsimulation , national health and nutrition examination survey , psychological intervention , population , epidemiology , gerontology , demography , endocrinology , transport engineering , engineering , psychiatry , sociology
We combined a metabolic and an epidemiological model of obesity to estimate changes in calorie intake and physical activity necessary to achieve the Healthy People 2020 objective of reducing adult obesity prevalence from 33.9% to 30.5%.