Are our actions aligned With our evidence? The skinny on changing the landscape of obesity

Recent debate about the role of food deserts in the United States (i.e., places that lack access to healthy foods) has prompted discussion on policies being enacted, including efforts that encourage the placement of full‐service supermarkets into food deserts. Other initiatives to address obesogenic...

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Published inObesity (Silver Spring, Md.) Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 419 - 420
Main Authors Dubowitz, Tamara, Ghosh‐Dastidar, Madhumita (Bonnie), Steiner, Elizabeth, Escarce, José J., Collins, Rebecca L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.03.2013
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects
Choice Behavior
Diet
Exercise
Food Preferences
Food Supply
Food, Organic
Grocery stores
Humans
Motor Activity
Obesity
Obesity - prevention & control
Physical fitness
Poverty Areas
Public Health - trends
Residence Characteristics
Studies
United States
United States
United States > US
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Summary:Recent debate about the role of food deserts in the United States (i.e., places that lack access to healthy foods) has prompted discussion on policies being enacted, including efforts that encourage the placement of full‐service supermarkets into food deserts. Other initiatives to address obesogenic neighborhood features include land use zoning and parks renovations. Yet, there is little evidence to demonstrate that such policies effect change. While we suspect most researchers and policymakers would agree that effective neighborhood change could be a powerful tool in combating obesity, we desperately need strong and sound evidence to guide decisions about where and how to invest.
Bibliography:Disclosure
The authors declared no conflict of interest.
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ISSN:1930-7381
1930-739X
DOI:10.1002/oby.20294