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- Title
Obesity and the Political Process.
- Authors
Downey, Morgan
- Abstract
The article focuses on obesity and the political process in the U.S. It notes that the Obesity Society aims to boost the visibility of obesity and be recognized as a national problem that needs to be addressed by the government. It stresses the importance for the national party platforms of both the Democratic and Republican Parties to tackle obesity. It mentions that obesity has been cited three times in the Democratic platform that was adopted in Denver, Colorado on August 25, 2008.
- Subjects
UNITED States; OBESITY; PRACTICAL politics; POLITICAL platforms; UNITED States political parties
- Publication
Obesity (19307381), 2008, Vol 16, Issue 11, p2391
- ISSN
1930-7381
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.1038/oby.2008.442