Holly R. Wyatt

Obesity and the Environment: Where Do We Go from Here?

The obesity epidemic shows no signs of abating. There is an urgent need to push back against the environmental forces that are producing gradual weight gain in the population. U...

Small Changes in Dietary Sugar and Physical Activity as an Approach to Preventing Excessive Weight Gain: The America on the Move Family Study

OBJECTIVES. The intent of this study was to evaluate whether small changes in diet and physical activity, as promoted by the America on the Move initiative, could prevent excess...

Weight Maintenance: What’s Missing?

A Family‐Based Approach to Preventing Excessive Weight Gain

Abstract Objective: Preventing weight gain in adults and excessive weight gain in children is a high priority. We evaluated the ability of a family‐based program aimed at increa...

International strategies to address obesity

Summary Obesity rates are increasing in most countries throughout the world. The reasons for the increase are complex and involve biological, behavioural and environmental facto...

Pedometer-Measured Physical Activity and Health Behaviors in U.S. Adults

In the current study, men and women living in the United States took fewer steps per day than those living in Switzerland, Australia, and Japan. We conclude that low levels of a...