Assessing Prevalence and Trends in Obesity: Navigating the Evidence Contributor(s): National Academies of Sciences Engineeri (Author), Health and Medicine Division (Author), Food and Nutrition Board (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309442710 ISBN-13: 9780309442718 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $70.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Medical | Nutrition - Medical | Health Care Delivery |
Dewey: 362.196 |
LCCN: 2016499882 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.10 lbs) 300 pages |
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Publisher Description: Obesity has come to the forefront of the American public health agenda. The increased attention has led to a growing interest in quantifying obesity prevalence and determining how the prevalence has changed over time. Estimates of obesity prevalence and trends are fundamental to understanding and describing the scope of issue. Policy makers, program planners, and other stakeholders at the national, state, and local levels are among those who search for estimates relevant to their population(s) of interest to inform their decision-making. The differences in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data have given rise to a body of evidence that is inconsistent and has created barriers to interpreting and applying published reports. As such, there is a need to provide guidance to those who seek to better understand and use estimates of obesity prevalence and trends. Assessing Prevalence and Trends in Obesity examines the approaches to data collection, analysis, and interpretation that have been used in recent reports on obesity prevalence and trends at the national, state, and local level, particularly among U.S. children, adolescents, and young adults. This report offers a framework for assessing studies on trends in obesity, principally among children and young adults, for policy making and program planning purposes, and recommends ways decision makers and others can move forward in assessing and interpreting reports on obesity trends. |