Tackling obesity at the community level by integrating healthy diet, movement and non-movement behaviours.
The increase in obesity prevalence over the last decades has generally been attributed to suboptimal macronutrient diet composition and insufficient physical activities. However, recent literature has revealed that other environmental factors contribute to the positive energy balance that underlies body-weight gain and should be considered in efforts to tackle obesity. As discussed in this paper, it also appears that successful obesity management could not happen without actions at a community level that would ultimately impact energy balance. These measures generally include a better use of the school environment to promote healthy behaviours. Furthermore, in a foreseeable future, communities will probably have to consider sustainable development in their list of criteria deserving attention in the global management of obesity.
Department of Kinesiology, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada.|Centre de Recherche de l'Institut de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Québec City, Québec, Canada.
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Department of Human Kinetics, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada.
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D000072001:Diet, Healthy; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D015444:Exercise; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D015430:Weight Gain
healthy eating; mental work; physical activity; sleep