Obesity : the policy challenges / the report of the National Taskforce on Obesity 2005; [chairman: John Treacy].
Material type: TextPublication details: Dublin : Department of Health and Children, 2005.Description: 132 p. : col. charts, tables ; 30 cm. + 9 p. insertISBN:- 9781873820780 (pbk.) :
- 187382078X
- 616.398 IRE
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Insert in folder attached to inside back cover entitled: Recommendations for the clinical management of overweight and obesity in adults and children.
p.3: John Treacy, Chairman.
Includes bibliographical references.
Background--1. The extent of overweight and obesity--2. Diet and physical activity trends:- Nutrition and diet-- Physical activity--3. The cost to society:- Social impact of obesity--Economic impact of obesity--Health impact of obesity--4. The challenge for society--5. The way forward:- The policy challenge--Vision--High-level goals--Recommendations--High-level government--Education sector--Social and community sector--Health sector--Food commodities, production and supply--The physical environment.