Physical activity : moving toward obesity solutions - workshop summary / Institute of Medicine (U.S.) ; Leslie Pray, rapporteur.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Pray, Leslie, rapporteur.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Obesity Solutions, host institution.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Food and Nutrition Board.

Conference Name:

Physical Activity: Moving Toward Obesity Solutions (Workshop) (2015 : Washington, D.C.), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Obesity--United States--Prevention.

Obesity.

Obesity--Psychological aspects.

United States.

Medical Subjects:

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (196 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press, 2015.

Summary:

"In 2008, the U.S. federal government issued fully approved physical activity guidelines for the first time. The idea that physical activity impacts health can be traced as far back as Hippocrates, and the science around the linkages between physical activity and health has continuously accumulated. On April 14-15, 2015, the Institute of Medicine's Roundtable on Obesity Solutions held a 2-day workshop to explore the state of the science regarding the impact of physical activity in the prevention and treatment of overweight and obesity and to highlight innovative strategies for promoting physical activity across different segments of the population. This report summarizes the presentations and discussions from this workshop"--Publisher's description.

Contents:

FrontMatter; Reviewers; Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Physical Activity and Primary Prevention of Obesity in Youth; 3 Physical Activity and Primary Prevention of Obesity in Adults; 4 Physical Activity-Related and -Induced Outcomes with Overweight and Obesity; 5 Policy Strategies for Promoting Physical Activity; 6 Community Strategies for Promoting Physical Activity; 7 Institutional Strategies for Promoting Physical Activity; 8 Implementation of Strategies That Promote Physical Activity; References; Appendix A: Workshop Agenda; Appendix B: Perspectives on Disparities in Physical Activity1

Appendix C: Acronyms and AbbreviationsAppendix D: Speaker Biographical Sketches

Notes:

"Roundtable on Obesity Solutions : Food and Nutrition Board"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (ebrary, viewed March 17, 2016).

ISBN:

9780309378178

0309378176

9780309378154

030937815X