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- Title
Balancing Upstream and Downstream Measures to Tackle the Obesity Epidemic: A Position Statement from the European Association for the Study of Obesity.
- Authors
Rutter, Harry; Bes-Rastrollo, Maira; de Henauw, Stefaan; Lahti-Koski, Marjaana; Lehtinen-Jacks, Susanna; Mullerova, Dana; Rasmussen, Finn; Rissanen, aila; Visscher, Tommy L.S.; Lissner, Lauren
- Abstract
The article presents a position statement from the European Association for the Study of Obesity on the need to balance the upstream and downstream measures to address obesity epidemic. It highlights the limitations of the focus on individual-level behavior, along with its potential of widening inequalities and increasing obesity-related stigma. The benefits of actions that promote universal prevention are noted.
- Subjects
PREVENTION of obesity; OBESITY statistics; SOCIAL stigma; PUBLIC health administration; EPIDEMICS
- Publication
Obesity Facts: The European Journal of Obesity, 2017, Vol 10, Issue 1, p61
- ISSN
1662-4025
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000455960