Improving diet and physical activity: 12 lessons from controlling tobacco smoking

BMJ. 2005 Apr 16;330(7496):898-900. doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7496.898.

Abstract

On behalf of Oxford Vision 2020, a partnership dedicated to preventing the forecast worldwide growth of chronic diseases, the authors suggest that 12 lessons learnt from attempts to control tobacco smoking could be used to tackle the chronic disease epidemics evolving from unhealthy diets and a lack of physical activity

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Chronic Disease / therapy*
  • Decision Making
  • Developing Countries
  • Diet / standards*
  • Exercise*
  • Financing, Organized
  • Food Industry
  • Health Policy
  • Health Promotion / methods*
  • Humans
  • Interprofessional Relations
  • Smoking Prevention