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Modifying the food environment to reduce the availability of hyperpalatable, low-nutrient foods and increase access to healthy options is a critical step in reducing obesity incidence at the population level.
Advocate for changes in your community to make healthy food more accessible and appealing. This includes supporting policies that limit the availability of hyperpalatable, low-nutrient foods.
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Modifying this aspect of the food environment may be one of the most effective routes for reducing obesity incidence at the population-level.
Why this rating
Based on the paper's synthesis of evidence regarding food environment and obesity.
Source
Breaking down silos: the multifaceted nature of obesity and the future of weight management
Faith Anne N. Heeren et al. · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2023
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