The Obesity Society

Public Health

Agurs-Collins T, Khoury MJ, Simon-Morton D, Olster DH, Harris JR, Milner JA. Public health genomics: translating obesity genomics research into population health benefits. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008 Dec;16 Suppl 3:S85-94.

Bonfiglioli CM, Allman-Farinelli MA, King L, Bauman AE. Mapping solutions to obesity: lessons from the Human Genome Project. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2008 Dec;32(6):546-8.       

Bornstein SR, Ehrhart-Bornstein M, Wong ML, Licinio J. Is the worldwide epidemic of obesity a communicable feature of globalization? Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes. 2008 Sep;116 Suppl 1:S30-2.

Chriqui JF, Eidson SS, Bates H, Kowalczyk S, Chaloupka FJ. State sales tax rates for soft drinks and snacks sold through grocery stores and vending machines, 2007. J Public Health Policy. 2008 Jul;29(2):226-49.

Cismaru M. Counteracting obesity: developing a policy framework to guide action. Int J Public Health. 2008;53(6):311-6.

Gulis G, Garrido-Herrero L, Katreniakova Z, Harvey G, McCarthy M; Slovak Public Health Association. Public health research priorities in Europe seen by non-governmental organizations. Cent Eur J Public Health. 2008 Dec;16(4):209-12.

Hawkes N. National obesity strategy: what's the big idea? BMJ. 2008 Nov 18;337:a2548.

Hayes AJ, Kortt MA, Clarke PM, Brandrup JD. Estimating equations to correct self-reported height and weight: implications for prevalence of overweight and obesity in Australia. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2008 Dec;32(6):542-5.

Hoek J, King B. Food advertising and self-regulation: a view from the trenches. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2008 Jun;32(3):261-5.

Huang TT, Glass TA. Transforming research strategies for understanding and preventing obesity. JAMA. 2008 Oct 15;300(15):1811-3.

James WP. WHO recognition of the global obesity epidemic. Int J Obes (Lond). 2008 Dec;32 Suppl 7:S120-6.

Katz DL, O'Connell M, Njike VY, Yeh MC, Nawaz H. Strategies for the prevention and control of obesity in the school setting: systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Obes (Lond). 2008 Dec;32(12):1780-9.

Ludwig DS, Nestle M. Can the food industry play a constructive role in the obesity epidemic? JAMA. 2008 Oct 15;300(15):1808-11.

Matzke A, Lüthy J. Classifying of strategies and measures against overweight and obesity: a controversial issue. Int J Public Health. 2008;53(6):322-3.

Mongeau L. Curbing the obesity epidemic: the need for policy action in a risk-balanced, orchestrated, comprehensive strategy. Int J Public Health. 2008;53(6):320-1.

Musingarimi P. Obesity in the UK: A review and comparative analysis of policies within the devolved administrations. Health Policy. 2008 Dec 19. [Epub ahead of print]

Onyango AW. Approaches to developing cut-off points for overweight and obesity in childhood. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2008 Oct 1;3 Suppl 2:33-5.

Romon M, Lommez A, Tafflet M, Basdevant A, Oppert JM, Bresson JL, Ducimetière P, Charles MA, Borys JM. Downward trends in the prevalence of childhood overweight in the setting of 12-year school- and community-based programmes. Public Health Nutr. 2008 Dec 23:1-8. [Epub ahead of print]

Stevens J. BMI and mortality: sorting through the data to find the public health message. Int J Obes (Lond). 2008 May;32(5):727-9.