@BOOK{NAP25349, author = "National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", editor = "Emily A. Callahan", title = "Current Status and Response to the Global Obesity Pandemic: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief", doi = "10.17226/25349", abstract = "On October 9, 2018 the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a public workshop titled \u201cCurrent Status and Response to the Global Obesity Pandemic\u201d in Washington, DC. The workshop examined the status of the global obesity pandemic and explored approaches used to manage the problem in different settings around the world. This Proceedings of a Workshop\u2013in Brief highlights presentations which discussed the importance of understanding the obesity epidemic in global context and shared perspectives on the implications of obesity as a global problem for prevention and treatment efforts in the United States, with an emphasis on reducing disparities.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25349/current-status-and-response-to-the-global-obesity-pandemic-proceedings", year = 2019, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" }