Tackling Obesities

10 Years On

Bibliographic Data

ID11178983
AuthorsNatalie Savona (0000-0002-3006-3681, Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK, corresponding author), Harry Rutter (0000-0002-9322-0656, Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK), Steven Cummin (0000-0002-3957-4357, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
Year2018
Volume72
Issue2
Pages93-93
Publication date2018-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Epidemiology and Community Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0143-005X • E-ISSN: 1470-2738
PublisherBMJ (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1136/jech-2017-210121
PMID29175866
OpenAlexW2770148985
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited7

Ten years ago, the report ‘Tackling obesities: future choices’1 was published. Commissioned under the then Labour government and prepared by the Foresight group within the Government Office for Science, it framed obesity as an emergent outcome of a complex system. This approach makes clear that there are multiple complex interacting influences on weight status—many of which lie outside the direct control of individuals or the health sector—that both drive and are driven by socioeconomic and other inequalities. The Foresight report has had a far-reaching impact on both obesity science and policy since its publication, and remains highly influential, with 60% of its citations occurring in the last 4 years.i The report has yet to be superseded in its scope of examining the underlying causes of obesity, encompassing a broad range of influences including individual, social, psychological, economic, commercial and environmental factors. A complex systems approach accounts

Family medicine · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Medicine · Obesity and Health Practices · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet