Friday, May 11, 2012

Newest Recommendations in the Obesity Battle OR How to Take Control of What People Eat

It has been a wild week politically and in the news cycle.  You may or may not have seen this article:

Obesity fight must shift from personal blame: U.S. panel

NEW YORK (Reuters) - America's obesity epidemic is so deeply rooted that it will take dramatic and systemic measures - from overhauling farm policies and zoning laws to, possibly, introducing a soda tax - to fix it, the influential Institute of Medicine said on Tuesday.


In an ambitious 478-page report, the IOM refutes the idea thatobesity is largely the result of a lack of willpower on the part of individuals. Instead, it embraces policy proposals that have met with stiff resistance from the food industry and lawmakers, arguing that multiple strategies will be needed to make the U.S. environment less "obesogenic."


See the full article here:  http://news.yahoo.com/obesity-fight-must-shift-personal-blame-u-panel-123320915--sector.html




I wanted to know more after reading the article, but 478 pages of government-ese was more than I could take.   Thank goodness I found a shortcut version of the report's recommendations.  It's only 8 pages long, but those 8 pages are eye-opening.  Be sure to read the 8th page first since it defines terms like "places frequented by the public." 


http://www.iom.edu/~/media/Files/Report%20Files/2012/APOP/APOP_insert.pdf

Let me know what you think after you read the recommendations.

Nancy

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