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Obesity prevention: the case for action

International Journal of Obesity volume 26, pages 425–436 (2002)Cite this article

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Contents

1. Obesity and the global burden of disease

2. Prevalence, trends and economics

3. Targets for action

4. The action agenda

5. Potential solutions

6. Tracking outcomes

7. Glossary of terms

8. Key references and further reading

9. Case studies: Available on Nature website at www.naturesj.com/ijo/index.html

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  1. S Kumanyika, RW Jeffery, A Morabia, C Ritenbaugh and VJ Antipatis: Public Health Approaches to the Prevention of Obesity (PHAPO) Working Group of the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF)

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*Correspondence: IOTF Secretariat, 231 N Gower St, London NW1 2NS, UK . E-mail: obesity@IOTF.org

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    Antipatis VJ, Kumanyika SK, Jeffery RW, Morabia A, Ritenbaugh C. Confidence of health professionals in public health approaches to obesity prevention. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 1999; 23: 1004–1006

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    James WPT. A public health approach to the problem of obesity. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 1995; 19(Suppl 3): S37–S45

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    Kumanyika S, Antipatis V, Jeffery R, Morabia A, Ritenbaugh C, James WPT. The International Obesity Task Force: its role in public health prevention. Appetite 1998; 31: 426–428

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    PHAPO working group. Caught in the causal web—a new perspective on social factors affecting obesity. Obesity, IASO/IOTF newsletter, Spring 1999; 10–11

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Kumanyika, S., Jeffery, R., Morabia, A. et al. Obesity prevention: the case for action. Int J Obes 26, 425–436 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijo.0801938

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