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Setting population targets for measuring successful obesity prevention

journal contribution
posted on 2010-11-01, 00:00 authored by Kathryn BackholerKathryn Backholer, H L Walls, D J Magliano, Anna PeetersAnna Peeters
In 2008, The Council of Australian Governments set a target to increase by 5% the proportion of Australian adults at a healthy body weight by 2017, over a 2009 baseline. Target setting is a critical component of public health policy for obesity prevention; however, there is currently no context within which to choose such targets. We analyzed the changes in current weight gain that would be required to meet Australian targets. By using transition-based multistate life tables to project obesity prevalence, we found that meeting national healthy weight targets by 2017 will require a 75% reduction in current 5-year weight gain. A reliable model of future body weight prevalence is critical to set, evaluate, and monitor national obesity targets.

History

Journal

American journal of public health

Volume

100

Issue

11

Pagination

2033 - 2037

Publisher

American Public Health Association

Location

Washington, D.C.

eISSN

1541-0048

Language

eng

Publication classification

C Journal article; C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2010, American Public Health Association