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The Food Forum of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) convened a 2-day workshop on the current and potential role of food technology in addressing today’s most critical public health challenge – overweight and obesity.
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Workshop
·2011
Obesity is a major public health challenge. More than one-third of the U.S. adult population is considered obese, a figure that has more than doubled since the mid-1970s. Among children, obesity rates have more than tripled over the same period. Not only is obesity associated with numerous medical c...
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Description
An ad hoc committee will plan and conduct a public workshop on how food technology can be leveraged to effect positive changes in obesity and health. It will feature invited presentations and discussion with expert leaders from academia, industry, and government to 1) discuss what is known about the behaviors of weight losers and maintainers, 2) identify the barriers that prevent people from losing weight or not becoming overweight, and 3) explore ways foods can be developed, packaged, and marketed in order to assist in obesity prevention and reduction efforts. An individually-authored summary of the workshop will subsequently be prepared.
Contributors
Sponsors
Department of Health and Human Services
Other, Federal
Private: For Profit
Private: Non Profit
Staff
Caitlin Boon
Lead
Major units and sub-units
Center for Health, People, and Places
Lead
Institute of Medicine
Lead
Food and Nutrition Board
Lead
Food, Nutrition, and Agriculture Program Area
Lead
