title: What are we waiting for?
abstract: Suzanne Hobbs and Neil Seeman have written thoughtful and thought-provoking papers on the interrelationships between public policy and the management of the current obesity epidemic. In this commentary, I discuss their respective arguments and offer my own perspectives. There is no shortage of ideas on addressing the obesity epidemic; the difficulty lies in determining which of the proposed interventions shows promise. Ultimately, a long-term approach is required--losing weight is a slow business.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Trevor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Silverstone
mesh_terms: D015438:Health Behavior; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006291:Health Policy; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy