Most Americans Ignore The Truths About Obesity | Children's Health ...

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Many Americans think that people?s individual decisions ? not societal factors ? are to blame for the obesity epidemic, but this is an oversimplified view that could hinder progress toward obesity prevention, researchers argue in a new editorial.

Although what we eat and how much we exercise certainly play roles in causing obesity, much evidence suggests that changes over the past three decades in our work schedules, schools and food and beverage availability are the driving factors of the epidemic, according to a recent report from the Institute of Medicine.

However, in a 2011 survey, just 18 percent of Americans said that environmental factors, such as the ubiquity of junk food, were the biggest causes of childhood obesity. In contrast, 64 percent said individual habits, such as overeating and watching too much TV, were to blame.And in a separate poll, the majority of Americans said the parents of obese children are the most responsible for childhood obesity.

This gap between public opinion and science-based evidence needs to be overcome in order to better combat obesity, according to the editorial.

?Even for parents and individuals that are most dedicated to trying to address weight problems, the deck is stacked against them,? said Colleen Barry, an associate professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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