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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457302203321

Titolo

Legal strategies in childhood obesity prevention [[electronic resource] ] : workshop summary / / Lynn Parker ... [et al.], rapporteurs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2011

ISBN

1-283-25349-6

9786613253491

0-309-21020-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (104 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ParkerLynn

Disciplina

618.92380083

Soggetti

Obesity in children - United States - Prevention

Children - Nutrition - Law and legislation - United States

Child health services - United States - Evaluation

Nutrition policy - United States - Evaluation

Overweight children - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Legal Approaches in Other Areas""; ""3 Actions by Federal Agencies: A Focus on Foods and Beverages""; ""4 Perspectives from the Food Industry""; ""5 Using Regulations and Taxes to Prevent Obesity""; ""6 Using the Law to Increase Physical Activity""; ""7 Using Litigation to Change Policies and Practices""; ""8 Other State and Local Obesity Prevention Strategies""; ""9 Closing Remarks""; ""References and Resources""; ""Appendix A: Workshop Agenda""; ""Appendix B: Speaker Biosketches""