Author: Roundtable on Obesity Solutions

In 2008, the U.S. federal government issued fully approved physical activity guidelines for the first time. The idea that physical activity impacts...

Obesity affects 17 percent of children and adolescents and almost 36 percent of adults in the United States. Conservative estimates suggest that ob...

Among the many troubling aspects of the rising prevalence of obesity in the United States and elsewhere in recent years, the growth of early childh...

After decades of increases in the obesity rate among U.S. adults and children, the rate recently has dropped among some populations, particularly y...

The increasing prevalence and burden of obesity transcends borders, straining populations worldwide. Data shows that 50 million girls, 74 million b...

Obesity and overweight pose significant challenges to the armed forces in the United States, affecting service members (including active duty, guar...

A virtual workshop titled Integrating Systems and Sectors Toward Obesity Solutions, held April 6, 2020 (Part I), and June 30, 2020 (Part II), was c...

The Roundtable on Obesity Solutions of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop in Washington, DC, on April 6,...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Roundtable on Obesity Solutions convened a three-part workshop series that explored...

For the first time in decades, promising news has emerged regarding efforts to curb the obesity crisis in the United States. Obesity rates have fal...

The Roundtable on Obesity Solutions of The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a virtual workshop on September 16, 2020 ...

On September 16, 2019, the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions of the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, ...

The National Academies Roundtable on Obesity Solutions hosted an April, July, and October, 2022 workshop series to explore the gaps in knowledge wi...