Review Article
The rising prevalence of obesity: part B—public health policy solutions
Authors:
Maliha Agha,
Department of Primary Care and Public Health King’s College London, GB
About Maliha
BSc(Hons), MSc, MPH
Riaz Agha
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7EH, London, GB
About Riaz
MBBS, MSc, Oxf, MRCSEng, FRSPH
Abstract
Obesity is likely to supersede tobacco as the biggest cause of premature death. England has some of the worst figures and trends in obesity compared with the rest of the Europe. Rising obesity prevalence is an international crisis that has the potential to overwhelm health care resources as well as creating enormous human suffering and social cost. This article outlines potential public health policy solutions to this crisis.
Published on
22 Jun 2017.
Peer Reviewed
Downloads
