Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity
Institute of Medicine / Food and Nutrition Board / Committee on Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity / Wisham, Shannon L. / Kraak, Vivica I. / Liverman, Catharyn T. / Koplan, Jeffrey P.
The remarkable increase in the prevalence of obesity among children and youth in the United States over a relatively short timespan represents one of the defining public health challenges of the 21st century. The country is beginning to recognize childhood obesity as a major public health epidemic that will incur substantial costs to the nation. However, the current level of investment by the public and private sectors still does not match the...