Below is the press release from the Institute of Medicine of their newest report on obesity: Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention: Solving the Weight of the Nation. To download the report, see www.iom.edu/acceleratingobesityprevention<http://www.iom.edu/acceleratingobesityprevention>. Also included on this page are links to the report's recommendations and briefs on actions steps.
IOM Report Identifies Key Obesity-Prevention Strategies to Scale Back 'Weight of the Nation'
America's progress in arresting its obesity epidemic has been too slow, and the condition continues to erode productivity and cause millions to suffer from potentially debilitating and deadly chronic illnesses, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.  Solving this complex, stubborn problem requires a comprehensive set of solutions that work together to spur across-the-board societal change, said the committee that wrote the report.  It identifies strategies with the greatest potential to accelerate success by making healthy foods and beverages and opportunities for physical activity easy, routine, and appealing aspects of daily life.
The report, which was released today at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "Weight of the Nation" conference, focuses on five critical goals for preventing obesity: integrating physical activity into people's daily lives, making healthy food and beverage options available everywhere, transforming marketing and messages about nutrition and activity, making schools a gateway to healthy weights, and galvanizing employers and health care professionals to support healthy lifestyles. The committee assessed more than 800 obesity prevention recommendations to identify those that could work together most effectively, reinforce one another's impact, and accelerate obesity prevention.


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