title: Obesity--the new frontier of public health law.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: Michelle M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Mello
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Studdert
authors.forename: Troyen A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Brennan
mesh_terms: D000329:Advertising / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003254:Consumer Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D019649:Food Industry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005515:Food Labeling / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D033161:Government Regulation; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006293:Health Promotion; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011634:Public Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011639:Public Opinion; D013219:State Government; D013690:Television / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States; D014485:United States Federal Trade Commission / Q000266:history; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration / Q000266:history