Obesity

This chapter of the National Cancer Prevention Policy focuses on public policy interventions to reduce the impact of cancers attributable to the individual and interacting effects of obesity, poor nutrition and physical inactivity and supporting evidence. It will be updated as significant new literature is published or changes in the policy environment occur.

 
Contact: Amanda McAtamney

Contents: 

1. Summary
2. Policy context
3. Policy priorities
4. Evidence informing policy
5. Impact
6. Links between cancer and weight, nutrition and physical activity
7. Related resources
   1. Information sheet: Meat and cancer
   2. Information sheet: Foods from plant sources and cancer
   3. Information sheet: Dairy foods and cancer
   4. Information sheet: Fish, Omega-3 fatty acids and cancer
   5. Information sheet: Sugar and cancer
   6. Information sheet: Intense sweeteners and cancer
   7. Information sheet: Breastfeeding 
   8. Information sheet: Soy and isoflavones
   9. Guidelines for Communications on Body Weight and Health