Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Obesity Prevention Strategies in Concept and Practice; 5 3 Rationale for and Overview of the L.E.A.D. Framework; 6 4 Defining the Problem: The Importance of Taking a Systems Perspective; 7 5 Specifying Questions and Locating Evidence: An Expanded View; 8 6 Evaluating Evidence; 9 7 Assembling Evidence and Informing Decisions; 10 8 Opportunities to Generate Evidence; 11 9 Next Steps; 12 10 Conclusions and Recommendations; 13 Appendix A: Acronyms and Glossary; 14 Appendix B: Other Evidence Projects; 15 Appendix C: Review of Existing Reviews on Obesity Prevention; 16 Appendix D: Information Sources for Locating Evidence; 17 Appendix E: An In-Depth Look at Study Designs and Methodologies; 18 Appendix F: Agendas from Two Workshops; 19 Appendix G: Committee Member Biographical Sketches; 20 Index