A current and future look at the status of obesity research. (September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cachelin, Fary M
• Is Part Of: Diabetes management. Volume 5:Number 5(2015)
• Page Start: 333
• Page End: 335
• Publication Date: 2015-09
• Subjects: Euroscicon -- obesity research -- Obesity Summit; Diabetes -- Periodicals; 616.462005
• DOI: 10.2217/dmt.15.26
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1758-1915

Abstract

3rd Annual Obesity Summit, London, UK, 14–16 April 2015 The 2015 Obesity Summit (14–16 April), London, UK, was attended by 140 delegates from around the world. The international representation reflected concern with obesity as a worldwide pandemic. Frontiers of current research on obesity in adults and children were presented. Recent research findings and advances in clinical practice were analyzed by international experts in discussion sessions. Presentations focused on educational strategies at micro and macro levels, encouragement of prevention through healthier lifestyles, and potential for treatment and prevention through individual and environmental changes. Common themes included the urgency to prevent and treat obesity given its prevalence, importance of cultural context for defining and addressing the problem, and the need for individualized multimodal approaches targeting genetic/physiological, parenting/family and community/social factors.