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The obesity epidemic: too much food for thought?
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Dr Davey
Staffordshire University, Centre for Sport and Exercise Research, Brindley Building, Leek Road, Stoke on Trent ST11 9JS, UK; r.davey{at}staffs.ac.uk
Traditional treatment strategies and public health interventions aimed at reducing the incidence of obesity are proving inadequate at controlling the global epidemic of this condition. The main focus of any intervention should be on preventing small excesses of weight, which lead to large weight gain over time, as once a large amount of excess weight is gained, it is very difficult to lose. The only effective approach is for governments to implement radical policy change, to regulate food consumption and control the food industry in a similar way to that of the tobacco industry, by banning the advertising of selected produce, taxing certain foods, and rationing the purchase of others.
Keywords: environment; food rationing; obesity; prevention; weight maintenance
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