Health risks in the 21st century are beyond the control of any government in any country. In
an era of globalisation, promoting public health and equity requires cooperation and …

This paper presents the NOURISHING framework of food policies to promote healthy diets,
and uses the framework to summarize the policy actions taken by the B ellagio meeting …

The global obesity epidemic has been escalating for four decades, yet sustained prevention
efforts have barely begun. An emerging science that uses quantitative models has provided …

This article explores the topics of motivation and self-regulation in the context of weight
management and related behaviors. We focus on the role of a qualitative approach to …

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have become the primary health concern for most
countries around the world. Currently, more than 36 million people worldwide die from …

Mortality rates from coronary heart disease (CHD), which had risen during the twentieth
century in many countries, started declining in some countries during the 1960s. Once initial …

A comprehensive policy approach is needed to control the growing obesity epidemic. This
paper proposes the Obesity Policy Action (OPA) framework, modified from the World Health …

Context Obesity has emerged as a global public health challenge. The objective of this
review was to examine epidemiological aspects of obesity in the Western Hemisphere …

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 …

Alarm about the increasing prevalence of childhood obesity has focussed attention on
individual lifestyle behaviours that may contribute to unhealthy weight. More distal predictors …