Weighing In is a STOP Obesity Alliance Blog

Is the Obesity Epidemic Leveling Off? Don’t be too Sure.

Recently, CDC epidemiologists published an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association to the effect that there was not a significant change over the past 12 years in the nation’s obesity rate of 35.5% for adult men and 35.8% for adult women.

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STOP Obesity Alliance January E-Newsletter

Dear Reader,

Starting a new year gives us another chance to plan, look ahead and think optimistically about what the future holds for obesity in America. Reflecting on changes in 2011 and what’s in store for 2012, we see areas of great progress, but also areas where that progress is met with great challenges.

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A Legislative Low-Down on Obesity and the States

Webinar Examined State Trends & Upcoming Issues on Obesity & Related Chronic Diseases

The STOP Obesity Alliance hosted a webinar on Tuesday, December 6, in which experts discussed state legislative activities related to obesity and weight-related chronic disease that could signal broader trends in the future.  Topics included obesity surveillance and tracking efforts, food and beverage taxes, and efforts to restrict state employee benefits plan coverage. Click here to view the webinar.

STOP Obesity Alliance media recommendations
Recommendations on Reshaping the Conversation on Health and Weight

The National Eating Disorders Association and the STOP Obesity Alliance released recommendations based on a co-sponsored expert panel discussion on how the media communicates about weight and heath. The document outlines the resulting consensus-based recommendations, identifies objectives aimed at improved communications on health and weight and provides background on the panel. Some key ways the panelists agreed the media could provide better communication about health and weight include:

  • 1. Bridging the Gap between the research community and the public by serving as a translator for the conversation;
  • 2. Working Together with fellow media sources and the private sector, encouraging both to do their part in responsibly discussing weight; and,
  • 3. Changing the Message about weight to focus on health rather than size and encouraging and educating the public about healthy behaviors.

To read the full document including the recommendations, click here.