Changing the future of obesity: science, policy, and action.
Changing the future of obesity: science, policy, and action.
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改变肥胖的未来:科学,政策和行动。
DOI:
10.1016/s0140-6736(11)60815-5
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发表时间:
2011-08-27
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168.9
通讯作者:
Moodie, Marjory L.
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作者:
Gortmaker, Steven L.;Swinburn, Boyd A.;Levy, David;Carter, Rob;Mabry, Patricia L.;Finegood, Diane T.;Huang, Terry;Marsh, Tim;Moodie, Marjory L.
The global obesity epidemic has been on the rise for four decades, yet sustained prevention efforts have barely begun. An emerging science using quantitative models has provided key insights into the dynamics of this epidemic, and made it possible to combine different pieces of evidence and calculate the impact of behaviors, interventions and policies at multiple levels – from person to population. Forecasts indicate large effects of high levels of obesity on future population health and economic outcomes. Energy gap models have quantified the relationships of changes in energy intake and expenditure to weight change, and documented the dominant role of increasing intake on obesity prevalence. The empirical evidence base for effective interventions is limited but growing. Several cost-effective policies are identified that governments should prioritize for implementation. Systems science provides a framework for organizing the complexity of forces driving the obesity epidemic and has important implications for policy-makers. Multiple players (including governments, international organizations, the private sector, and civil society) need to contribute complementary actions in a coordinated approach. Priority actions include policies to improve the food and built environments, cross-cutting actions (such as leadership, health-in-all policies, and monitoring), and much greater funding for prevention programs. Increased investment in population obesity monitoring would improve the accuracy of forecasts and evaluations. Embedding actions within existing systems in both health and non-health sectors (trade, agriculture, transport, urban planning, development) can greatly increase impact and sustainability. We call for a sustained worldwide effort to monitor, prevent and control obesity.