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Overweight and obesity have become major health concerns for the Nation's adults and children: overweight adults are at greater risk of morbidity and mortality associated with several acute and chronic medical conditions, and the number of overweight and obese children, adolescents, and adults has increased. ERS contributes to a growing body of research on factors associated with obesity.
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- offer an indepth discussion synthesizing ERS research
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 National Obesity Prevention Conference—The U.S. Department of Agriculture will host a National Obesity Prevention
Conference on October 25-27, 2004 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Bethesda,
Maryland. The goal of the conference is to identify research and actions needed
to help prevent obesity by bringing together experts from government,
universities, the food industry, and numerous medical and nutrition research
facilities. This will be a science-based, multidisciplinary conference with a
practical orientation that acknowledges the social, economic, and behavioral
causes of poor dietary choices. The conference is open to the public and early
registration is encouraged.
web administration: webadmin@ers.usda.gov
updated: August 23, 2004
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