Overcoming congressional inertia on obesity requires better literacy in obesity science.
Obesity (Silver Spring)
; 30(4): 799-801, 2022 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1772819
ABSTRACT
Obesity-focused health policies, including the landmark Treat and Reduce Obesity Act, have stalled at the federal level over the past decade. Congressional inaction on obesity reflects both misconceptions of obesity as a lifestyle choice and limited awareness for the burden obesity imposes on our health care system. Given these challenges, we argue that health professionals must bolster their efforts to partner with public figures with obesity and to directly educate the public. These strategies may help destigmatize obesity and build awareness of obesity as a disease. Furthermore, we suggest that these strategies may empower patients to flex their unrealized political muscle and demand more from their elected leaders. A bold, multilevel approach that elicits a public demand for change can propel obesity policy into the 21st century.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Literacy
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Health Policy
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Obesity (Silver Spring)
Journal subject:
Nutritional Sciences
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Physiology
/
Metabolism
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Oby.23405
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