Promoting Public Health in the Context of the “Obesity Epidemic”: False Starts and Promising New Directions

Perspectives on Psychological Science

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 706-710

  Mann, Traci ^a   Tomiyama, A Janet ^b   Ward, Andrew ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

dieting; obesity; policy; weight stigma

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; OBESITY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STIGMA; UNITED STATES;

DIET, REDUCING; EPIDEMICS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OBESITY; SOCIAL STIGMA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84947431968     PISSN: 17456916     EISSN: 17456924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1745691615586401     Document Type: Article

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