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Editor’s Note: This is the second installment of a two-part post by Amitai Etzioni examining the nation’s anti-obesity policies through the lens of a responsive communitarian philosophy. Yesterday , Etzioni laid out a responsive communitarian framework and used it to diagnose the problems with our current methods of fighting obesity. Today, Etzioni describes how these current policies should be refocused. Julia Milton contributed research... 

Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of a two-part post by Amitai Etzioni examining the nation’s anti-obesity policies through the lens of a responsive communitarian philosophy. Today, Etzioni lays out a responsive communitarian framework and uses it to diagnose the problems with our current methods of fighting obesity. Tomorrow, Etzioni describes how these current policies should be refocused. Julia Milton contributed research... 

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By ROB LAMBERTS, MD The post that forever doomed the world to have my writing forced onto them was one called Shame, in which I describe my frustration with how society stigmatizes people who are obese. It was picked up…  Read More →

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Hospitals have renovated facilities and purchased specialized medical products ranging from blood pressure cuffs to commodes to post-mortem bags to handle the severely obese.  Read More →

This coming Tuesday, June 8, Health Affairs will release its June issue, which focuses on the challenges of implementing health reform, at a Washington D.C. briefing . The past few issues of the journal have also focused on topics crucial to reform’s success. The March issue of Health Affairs , released at a March 2 event in Washington D.C. , examined the issue of child obesity, as did a series of policy briefs connected to the issue. …  Read More →

We were curious about how other strategies that have been used against tobacco might apply to the obesity problem.  Read More →

Having a grocery store nearby doesn’t guarantee purchases of fresh produce or other more healthful foods, a University of Washington report found — those decisions are often driven by economics.  Read More →

The White House’s Task Force on Childhood Obesity, headed by First Lady Michelle Obama, today released recommendations to the President designed to lower the child obesity rate from about 20 percent now to 5 percent in 2030.  Currently, one out of three children is overweight or obese, the Task Force report points out. Child obesity is significantly correlated with adult obesity, and obese adults incur $1,429 more in annual medical...