Why health systems cannot fix problems caused by food systems: a call to integrate accountability for obesity into food systems policy

• Main Authors: Erica Reeve (Author), Penny Farrell (Author), Anne Marie Thow (Author), Senoveva Mauli (Author), Dory Patay (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Overweight and obesity now impact one-third of the entire adult population globally, and play a role in the development of 3 of the 4 more common causes of death. Accountability systems for obesity prevention centring on food environment policies and health system strengthening have been vital for r...