TY - BOOK ID - 77887811 TI - Measuring progress in obesity prevention : workshop report AU - Institute of Medicine (U.S.) AU - Workshop on Measurement Strategies for Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention AU - Institute of Medicine (U.S.). PY - 2012 SN - 1280123427 9786613527288 0309222400 9780309222402 9781280123429 9780309222396 0309222397 6613527289 0309222427 9780309222426 PB - Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, DB - UniCat KW - Obesity KW - Prevention. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77887811 AB - "Nearly 69 percent of U.S. adults and 32 percent of children are either overweight or obese, creating an annual medical cost burden that may reach 1.47 billion dollars. Researchers and policy makers are eager to identify improved measures of environmental and policy factors that contribute to obesity prevention. The IOM formed the Committee on Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention to review the IOM's past obesity-related recommendations, identify a set of recommendations for future action, and recommend indicators of progress in implementing these actions. The committee held a workshop in March 2011 about how to improve measurement of progress in obesity prevention"-- ER -