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Title: Pam Talbot President


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Pam TalbotPresident COO Edelman
Opportunities for Government and Industry to
Address the Obesity Epidemic
  • March 12, 2003

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Our Panelists
Mr. Bill Layden
Dr. Julie Gerberding
Dr. Jim Hill
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Call it the Perfect Storm or The Slippery Slope
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The problem has a name, and the media is onto
it
Obesity Epidemic
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Note Figures represent IFIC tracking of wire
reports and major print articles on the issue and
do not
necessarily reflect the true number of stories.
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Americas Fattest Cities
  • 1. Houston, TX 2. Chicago,
    IL 3. Detroit, MI
    4. Philadelphia, PA
    5. St Louis, MO
    6. Cleveland, OH 7. Atlanta, GA
    8. Columbus, OH
    9. St. Louis, MO
    10. Charlotte, NC
  • Source Mens Fitness, January 2, 2003

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Its visible and visual
  • London theatre seats being re-sized to fit
    Super-sized Americans

Corsets are coming into fashion again as women
give up on naturally looking slimmer
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Consumers are on overload
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Information lags reality
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Consumer Paradox
  • 69 adults overweight
  • 67 adults say its all about pleasure
  • Yankelovich 2002

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From a policy perspective, the problem is really
just coming into focus
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Lawsuits Politics
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So Where Do We Go Next?
  • What are the Opportunities for Government and
    Industry to Work Together to Address the
    Obesity Epidemic?
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