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Public
"misjudges" obesity threat, drug company
says
Obesity
Policy Report
OCTOBER 16, 2003
The
general public is underestimating the health threat
posed by obesity, a major pharmaceutical company
said recently. According to a survey commissioned
by Pfizer Inc.'s Public Health Group, "more
than two-thirds of the 1,012 adult Americans surveyed
listed AIDS, HIV and other sexually transmitted
diseases as the major public health threat facing
the nation, "the drug giant said. "In
contrast, 81% of public health professionals surveyed
ranked obesity as the major threat."
The general public ranked obesity seventh on a
list of critical public health issues, "missing
the connection "between obesity and increased
risk of other diseases like cardiovascular disease
and diabetes, Pfizer said. That linkage "must
be repeated again and again before the public
will make this connection and we begin to see
behavior change, "added Barbara DeBuono,
director of the Public Health Group.
While they may not have connected the dots, the
general public did rank heart disease and diabetes
as the third and fourth most critical health issues.
Just over half of the 200 health professionals
surveyed also mentioned unhealthy lifestyles and
behaviors as a "major factor contributing
to the chronic diseases plaguing the U.S."
The study was conducted for Pfizer by RoperASW
via telephone during July and August. |
