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Tackling obesity in the UK »Tackling obesity in the UKTackling obesity in the UK☜With concern growing that the Foresight analysis—that 50% of the UK population could be obese by 2050, at an annual cost to the nation of around £50 billion per year [2]—substantially underestimates the scale of the unfolding obesity crisis, the College of Contemporary Health is working with the wider policy community to develop a whole systems map of the obesity crisis and the potential responses.☜F1CEB7

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Causes of obesity »Causes of obesityCauses of obesity☜Understanding the causes of obesity is critical to the success of prevention and treatment strategies. However, while (simply put) obesity occurs when energy intake from food and drink consumption is greater than energy expenditure through the body’s metabolism and physical activity over a prolonged period (resulting in the accumulation of excess body fat), in reality many complex behavioural and societal factors contribute systemically to the current crisis and no single influence dominates.☜5CD992

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Successive governments have made counterproductive policy choices »Successive governments have made counterproductive policy choicesSuccessive governments have made counterproductive policy choices☜The growing prevalence of obesity in the UK is partly the result of well-intentioned but counterproductive policy choices made by successive governments over several decades.☜5CD992

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Insufficient countervailing checks to oligopoly in food supply chains »Insufficient countervailing checks to oligopoly in food supply chainsInsufficient countervailing checks to oligopoly in food supply chains☜The majority of what most people eat is driven increasingly by the production and distribution decisions of a few multinational food companies, whose oligopolistic interest are not necessarily aligned with the public health interest. Successive governments have failed to establish sufficient countervailing public policy measures to ensure that, where these interests are not aligned, the oligopolistic interests of the companies dont impact negatively on public health.☜5CD992

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Companies also deliver significant benefits »Companies also deliver significant benefitsCompanies also deliver significant benefits☜☜EF597B

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Food companies reduce the risk of undernutritionFood companies reduce the risk of undernutrition☜☜98CE71

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