Obscurity on Obesity

BMC Medicine

Jack Winkler¹ 

[1] London Metropolitan University, London, UK

关键词: Nutritional reformulation;    Food regulation;    Food taxes;    Nutrition education;    Food intake;    Diet surveys;    Weight loss;    Weight gain;    Obesity policy;    Obesity;   

Others  :  1121522
DOI  :  10.1186/1741-7015-12-114

 received in 2014-06-04, accepted in 2014-06-04,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Much research is underway on the links between diet and obesity. So too are long-running disputes among nutritionists on core questions about the relationship. This editorial reviews the state-of-play on four issues: what makes people fat, how to lose weight, how much do we eat, and what policies to adopt towards obesity. The practical consequence is that, at present, frontline health professionals will not find in nutrition science agreed, actionable solutions to assist overweight patients. But research and debate continues actively.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Winkler; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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