Borrowing from tobacco control to curtail the overweight and obesity epidemic: Leveraging the US Surgeon General's Report

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

卷:80

Editorial Material

Higgins, Stephen T.^1,2 

[1] Univ Vermont, Dept Psychiat, Vermont Ctr Behav & Hlth, Burlington, VT 05401 USA

[2] Univ Vermont, Dept Psychol, Vermont Ctr Behav & Hlth, Burlington, VT 05401 USA

关键词: Cigarette smoking;    Tobacco control;    Obesity;    US Surgeon General's Report;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.12.021

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

There is broad agreement that more needs to be done to curtail the U.S. overweight and obesity epidemic. Fifty years of regular Surgeon General's Reports on the health consequences of smoking appear to have been a highly effective contributor to the notable successes that have been made in reducing smoking prevalence. Comparing the rate of Surgeon General's Reports on smoking and obesity reveals striking differences, with more than a fivefold lower rate of reporting on the latter. Developing practices that more effectively leverage the power of the U.S. Surgeon General's Office in efforts to reduce obesity is a relatively straightforward but potentially powerful additional step that warrants consideration. (C) 2014 Published by Elsevier Inc.

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