Tags: Obesity, Overweight, Weight gain, Multilevel models, Biological views, Social environment, Built environment, Economics, Multilevel interventions

Effective or sustainable prevention strategies for obesity, particularly in youths, have been elusive since the recognition of obesity as a major public health issue 2 decades ago. Although many advances have been made with regard to the basic biology of adiposity and behavioral modifications at the individual level, little success has been achieved in either preventing further weight gain or maintaining weight loss on a population level. To a great extent, this is the result of the complex task of trying to change the way people eat, move, and live, and sustaining those changes over time.

A Systems-Oriented Multilevel Framework for Addressing Obesity in the 21st Century.pdf