TY - BOOK AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine TI - The Challenge of Treating Obesity and Overweight: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief DO - 10.17226/24830 PY - 2017 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24830/the-challenge-of-treating-obesity-and-overweight-proceedings-of-a PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Health and Medicine KW - Food and Nutrition AB - The Roundtable on Obesity Solutions of the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop in Washington, DC, on April 6, 2017, titled "The Challenge of Treating Obesity and Overweight: A Workshop." The workshop participants covered treatments for obesity, overweight, and severe obesity in adults and children; emerging treatment opportunities; the development of a workforce for obesity treatments; payment and policy considerations; and promising ways to move forward. This publication briefly summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop. ER -