Publications [#271283] of Kelly D. Brownell

Journal Articles

1. Wang, SS; Brownell, KD (2005). Public policy and obesity: the need to marry science with advocacy.. The Psychiatric clinics of North America, 28(1), 235-x. [doi]
   (last updated on 2026/01/20)

   Abstract:
   Obesity is an epidemic that likely will worsen if strong, broad-reaching changes are not made to the current environment. Although treatment of the individual traditionally has been the focus of the obesity field, prevention using a public health model will be essential for making progress. There are encouraging signs that nations are taking the obesity problem seriously, that there is growing recognition that prevention must be the priority, and that a full-scale effort must be made to protect children. One important area of research is to understand what makes local victories possible, say a school system banning soft drinks and snack foods, or a neighborhood creating ways for citizens to be more physically active, and then to help make such changes spread to other communities. Public policy changes long have been used to combat infectious and chronic diseases and will be vital in the attempt to reduce the toll of poor diet, physical inactivity, and obesity.