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Obesity and public policy.

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Gearhardt, AN; Bragg, MA; Pearl, RL; Schvey, NA; Roberto, CA; Brownell, KD
Published in: Annual review of clinical psychology
January 2012

There is a pressing need to reduce both the prevalence and impact of obesity. This review begins with a discussion of the roles of treatment and prevention. Two overriding issues, weight bias and the addictive nature of food, are covered because of their importance not only to the individuals affected but also to public policy. We then cover promising policy areas in which changes can be implemented to support healthy behaviors: school policy, food marketing, food labeling and packaging, and taxes on unhealthy foods. The roles of the food industry and federal, state, and local governments are also discussed.

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Published In

Annual review of clinical psychology

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EISSN

1548-5951

ISSN

1548-5943

Publication Date

January 2012

Volume

8

Start / End Page

405 / 430

Related Subject Headings

  • School Health Services
  • Prejudice
  • Obesity
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
  • Health Policy
  • Food Industry
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Behavior, Addictive
  • Animals
 

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Gearhardt, A. N., Bragg, M. A., Pearl, R. L., Schvey, N. A., Roberto, C. A., & Brownell, K. D. (2012). Obesity and public policy. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 8, 405–430. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-032511-143129
Gearhardt, Ashley N., Marie A. Bragg, Rebecca L. Pearl, Natasha A. Schvey, Christina A. Roberto, and Kelly D. Brownell. “Obesity and public policy.Annual Review of Clinical Psychology 8 (January 2012): 405–30. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-032511-143129.
Gearhardt AN, Bragg MA, Pearl RL, Schvey NA, Roberto CA, Brownell KD. Obesity and public policy. Annual review of clinical psychology. 2012 Jan;8:405–30.
Gearhardt, Ashley N., et al. “Obesity and public policy.Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, vol. 8, Jan. 2012, pp. 405–30. Epmc, doi:10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-032511-143129.
Gearhardt AN, Bragg MA, Pearl RL, Schvey NA, Roberto CA, Brownell KD. Obesity and public policy. Annual review of clinical psychology. 2012 Jan;8:405–430.

Published In

Annual review of clinical psychology

DOI

EISSN

1548-5951

ISSN

1548-5943

Publication Date

January 2012

Volume

8

Start / End Page

405 / 430

Related Subject Headings

  • School Health Services
  • Prejudice
  • Obesity
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
  • Health Policy
  • Food Industry
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Behavior, Addictive
  • Animals