Obesity & The Food System
Program Overview
Since the 1980s, obesity prevalence in the United States has more than doubled, with approximately one-third of children and over two-thirds of adults now considered overweight or obese. Poor diet quality is the biggest contributor to obesity, with dietary behaviors shaped by the complex policies, systems, and environments in which food is produced, acquired, and consumed. Public health approaches to fighting obesity have utilized systems thinking, interdisciplinary research, cross-sectoral partnerships, effective policy, and community engagement. These tools are urgently needed to create healthy, environmentally sustainable, equitable food systems and to curb obesity trends.
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Yeeli Mui, PhD
Yeeli Mui, PhD, MPH, is a Bloomberg Assistant Professor of American Health in the Department of International Health.
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Anne Palmer, MAIA
Anne Palmer, MAIA, is an Associate Scientist in the Department of Health, Behavior, and Society and a program director at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.
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