| The politics of obesity: a current assessment and look ahead. | |
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PMID: 19298424 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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CONTEXT: The continuing rise in obesity rates across the United States has proved impervious to clinical treatment or public health exhortation, necessitating policy responses. Nearly a decade's worth of political debates may be hardening into an obesity issue regime, comprising established sets of cognitive frames, stakeholders, and policy options. METHODS: This article is a survey of reports on recently published studies. FINDINGS: Much of the political discussion regarding obesity is centered on two "frames," personal-responsibility and environmental, yielding very different sets of policy responses. While policy efforts at the federal level have resulted in little action to date, state and/or local solutions such as calorie menu labeling and the expansion of regulations to reduce unhealthy foods at school may have more impact. CONCLUSIONS: Obesity politics is evolving toward a relatively stable state of equilibrium, which could make comprehensive reforms to limit rising obesity rates less feasible. Therefore, to achieve meaningful change, rapid-response research identifying a set of promising reforms, combined with concerted lobbying action, will be necessary. |
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Authors:
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Rogan Kersh |
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Milbank quarterly Volume: 87 ISSN: 1468-0009 ISO Abbreviation: Milbank Q Publication Date: 2009 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-03-20 Completed Date: 2009-04-08 Revised Date: 2013-02-19 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8607003 Medline TA: Milbank Q Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 295-316 Citation Subset: IM |
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NYU Wagner School, New York University, 295 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10012, USA. rk79@nyu.edu |
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Adolescent Child Energy Intake* Female Health Promotion / legislation & jurisprudence* Humans Male Nutrition Policy / legislation & jurisprudence* Nutritional Status Nutritive Value Obesity / epidemiology, prevention & control* Politics* School Health Services* Social Marketing* United States / epidemiology |
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