To date, the public health approach has been education first, and calls for policy change have largely stayed as an exchange between public health professionals and decision-makers, said Dr. Terry Huang, a Lancet Series lead author. “However, more is needed to advance and sustain political and institutional action by focusing on increasing public support and popular demand for obesity prevention,” said Huang, who serves on the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) External Scientific Panel.