For the first time in decades, promising news has emerged regarding
efforts to curb the obesity crisis in the United States. Obesity
rates have fallen among low-income children in 18 states, the
prevalence of obesity has plateaued among girls, regardless of
ethnicity, and targeted efforts in states such as Massachusetts
have demonstrably reduced the prevalence of obesity among children.
Although the reasons for this turnaround are as complex and
multifaceted as the reasons for the dramatic rise in obesity rates
in recent decades, interventions to improve nutrition and increase
physical activity are almost certainly major contributors. Yet
major problems remain. Diseases associated with obesity continue to
incur substantial costs and cause widespread human suffering.
Moreover, substantial disparities in obesity rates exist among
population groups, and in some cases these disparities are
widening. Some groups and regions are continuing to experience
increases in obesity rates, and the prevalence of severe obesity is
continuing to rise. The Current State of Obesity Solutions in the
United States is the summary of a workshop convened in January 2014
by the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Obesity Solutions to
foster an ongoing dialogue on critical and emerging implementation,
policy, and research issues to accelerate progress in obesity
prevention and care. Representatives of public health, health care,
government, the food industry, education, philanthropy, the
nonprofit sector, and academia met to discuss interventions
designed to prevent and treat obesity. The workshop focused on
early care and education, schools, worksites, health care
institutions, communities and states, the federal government, and
business and industry. For each of these groups, this report
provides an overview of current efforts to improve nutrition,
increase physical activity, and reduce disparities among
populations. Table of Contents Front Matter 1 Introduction 2
Current Epidemiology of Obesity in the United States 3 Early Care
and Education 4 Schools 5 Worksites 6 Health Care 7 Communities and
States 8 The Federal Government 9 Businesses and Industry 10
Closing Remarks References Appendix A: Workshop Agenda Appendix B:
Speaker Biographical Sketches
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