Cross-Sector Responses to Obesity: Models for Change: Workshop Summary

by Roundtable on Obesity Solutions, Institute of Medicine, Food and Nutrition Board

Obesity affects 17 percent of children and adolescents and almost 36 percent of adults in the United States. Conservative estimates suggest that obesity now accounts for almost 20 percent of national health care spending. Until the obesity epidemic is reversed, obesity will continue to drive rates of chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and certain types of cancer. Cross-Sector Responses to Obesity is a summary of a workshop...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309371058
• ISBN13: 9780309371056
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"