There are social, economic, mental and physical consequences of excess weight which can
lead to residents not fulfilling their full potential. With one in three Children at age 10 and 11 …

This conference presentation is an overview of the objectives and methodology of the
Foresight obesity project. The purpose of the project was to produce a long-term vision of …

Prevention and management of obesity is a priority, at both the strategic and policy levels,
and in terms of practical delivery [1]. Due to the multifactorial nature of the causes of weight …

The aim of this study was to map and analyse how key stakeholders evaluated options for
dealing with the rising incidence of obesity in the UK, as part of a wider cross‐national study …

Objectives: To describe distribution of obesity and it trend by socio-demographic (age,
gender, region) and socio-economic status (education level, social class) in England and …

1. Executive Summary One of Thurrock Council's five corporate priorities is to 'Improve
Health and Wellbeing'. The council has established a Health and Wellbeing Board (HWBB) …

This document reports on a workshop hosted by the Institute of Medicine. The workshop,
held on 22 October 2009, brought together policy makers from the UK and USA, to discuss …

1. 1 The levels of overweight and obesity in Luton presents a major threat to public health.
Over a quarter of our adult population in Luton are already obese as are 20% of our 10 year …

Obesity is preventable but there is still no single model for prevention and no country has
managed to convincingly reverse the growing trend, estimated in 2016 to be 650 million …

National and international reports on obesity have called for an overarching strategy for
obesity prevention, but the critical elements of a strategy are poorly defined. Based on a …