The Challenge of Treating Obesity and Overweight Proceedings of a Workshop (2017) / Chapter Skim
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(Box 1-2 provides a brief description of the roundtable.) The discussions 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 paths to move forward.
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The roundtable's activities have highlighted promising multisector environ mental and policy approaches and have focused on how to overcome challenges not only in implementation but also in scalability. The roundtable has explored a wide range of sectors and topics, including the role of physical activity; obesity solutions in early childhood; the role of business; the changing media landscape; public perceptions, knowledge, and understanding of the obesity epidemic and its causes and correlates; the role of technology in obesity solutions; better un derstanding of issues related to management of severe obesity; lessons from international cross-sector efforts; and the impacts and opportunities of public polices at the local, state, tribal, and federal levels.
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THE OBESITY EPIDEMIC In his opening remarks summarizing the dimensions of the obesity epidemic, Purcell observed that obesity is a complex chronic disease characterized by multifaceted considerations and interactions. (Box 1-3 presents Purcell's summary.)
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Purcell closed by observing that estimates of the annual cost of obesity in the United States -- encompassing health care costs, lost productivity, reduced quality of life, and obesity prevention efforts -- range from $872 billion (personal communication, January 26, 2017, C. Meyerhoefer, Lehigh University) to as high as $1.42 trillion (Waters and DeVol, 2016)
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Chapter 9 turns to policy considerations with respect to obesity treatment during a time of heightened debate around health policy. Finally, Chapter 10 addresses the need to involve both communities and individuals in the treatment of obesity.
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