The aim of the ACE-Obesity Policy study was to assess the economic credentials of a suite
of obesity prevention policies across multiple sectors and areas of governance for the …

Executive summary The current obesity epidemic in Australia and around the globe has
significant negative health and economic consequences. Addressing this problem will …

Obesity prevention programs are at last underway or being planned in Australia and New
Zealand. However, it is imperative that they are well‐evaluated so that they can contribute to …

Obesity prevention provides a major opportunity to improve population health. As health
improvements usually require additional and scarce resources, novel health technologies …

While the causes of obesity are well known traditional education and treatment strategies do
not appear to be making an impact. One solution as part of a broader complimentary set of …

The commercial drivers of the obesity epidemic are so influential that obesity can be
considered a robust sign of commercial success–consumers are buying more food, more …

Objective: To report on a new modelling approach developed for the assessing cost-
effectiveness in obesity (ACE-Obesity) project and the likely population health benefit and …

The lessons learned from over 20 years of obesity prevention efforts in A ustralia and N ew Z
ealand are presented. The obesity epidemic started in the 1980s but poor monitoring …

Policy Points This analysis finds that government obesity policies in England have largely
been proposed in a way that does not readily lead to implementation; that governments …

Background The aim of the ACE-Obesity study was to determine the economic credentials of
interventions which aim to prevent unhealthy weight gain in children and adolescents. We …