March 2009  (Volume 87)

Bradford H. Gray, 

In This Issue

Featured Article

Colleen L. Barry,  Victoria L. Brescoll,  Kelly D. Brownell,  Mark Schlesinger, 

Obesity Metaphors: How Beliefs About the Causes of Obesity Affect Support for Public Policy

Nancy E. Adler,  Judith Stewart, 

Reducing Obesity: Motivating Action While Not Blaming the Victim

Mary Story,  Marilyn S. Nanney,  Marlene B. Schwartz, 

Schools and Obesity Prevention: Creating School Environments and Policies to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity

LuAnn Heinen,  Helen Darling, 

Addressing Obesity in the Workplace: The Role of Employers

James F. Sallis,  Karen Glanz, 

Physical Activity and Food Environments: Solutions to the Obesity Epidemic

Antronette K. Yancey,  Brian L. Cole,  Rochelle Brown,  Jerome D. Williams,  Amy Hillier,  Randolph S. Kline,  Marice Ashe,  Sonya A. Grier,  Desiree Backman,  William J. McCarthy, 

A Cross-Sectional Prevalence Study of Ethnically Targeted and General Audience Outdoor Obesity-Related Advertising

Jennifer L. Pomeranz,  Stephen P. Teret,  Stephen D. Sugarman,  Lainie Rutkow,  Kelly D. Brownell, 

Innovative Legal Approaches to Address Obesity

William H. Dietz,  Donald E. Benken,  Alicia S. Hunter, 

Public Health Law and the Prevention and Control of Obesity

Lisa M. Powell,  Frank J. Chaloupka, 

Food Prices and Obesity: Evidence and Policy Implications for Taxes and Subsidies

Kelly D. Brownell,  Kenneth E. Warner, 

The Perils of Ignoring History: Big Tobacco Played Dirty and Millions Died. How Similar is Big Food?

Rogan Kersh, 

The Politics of Obesity: A Current Assessment and Look Ahead