Tackling Obesities: Future Choices One-Year Review
The Foresight report “Tackling Obesities: Future Choices” examines the obesity crisis and proposes a societal approach to manage the issue over the next 40 years.
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| Quick Facts | |
|---|---|
| Report location: | source |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | UK Government Office for Science |
| Authors: | Dr Bryony Butland, Dr Susan Jebb, Professor Klim Mcpherson, Professor Peter Kopelman, Professor Sandy Thomas, David King, Sir David King |
| Time horizon: | 2050 |
| Geographic focus: | United Kingdom, Global |
Methods
The research method involved a multidisciplinary approach, bringing together experts from various fields to review scientific evidence, develop a qualitative system map, create future scenarios, and conduct quantitative modeling to project obesity trends and their health impacts.
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Key Insights
The Foresight report “Tackling Obesities: Future Choices” provides a comprehensive analysis of obesity, its determinants, and the complex interrelationships that contribute to the epidemic. It introduces new methods for tackling this health challenge, including a system map and scenarios for policy response. The report predicts a significant rise in obesity by 2050, with dire health and economic consequences, and calls for a societal, multi-level intervention strategy.
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