Public Policy
Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (2007) 81, 772–775. doi:10.1038/sj.clpt.6100107; published online 21 February 2007
The Role of Public Policy in Treating the Epidemic of Global Obesity
J O Hill1, J C Peters2 and H R Wyatt1
- 1Department of Pediatrics, Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences, Denver, Colorado, USA
- 2The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Correspondence: JO Hill, (James.hill@uchsc.edu)
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Abstract
Given the powerful forces promoting population weight gain, the obesity epidemic cannot be reversed solely by promoting individual behavior change. Policy initiatives might lessen the impact of the biological and economical forces promoting weight gain or provide motivation to resist these forces. Unfortunately, there is little information to adequately evaluate the many policies that have been suggested. The intent of this review is to discuss the potential use of policy to stem the global epidemic of obesity.
