Obesity and Nutrition

Obesity & Public Health

Obesity has become the public health issue of the day—and for good reason. The problem of excess weight gain and obesity is difficult for many scientists and doctors to understand because it seems a simple consequence of eating too much or doing too little. The remedy seems simple—to reduce intake or increase exercise. Awareness of the association of obesity with health problems is longstanding. Obesity prevention programs should be high on the scientific and political agenda in both industrialized and industrializing countries