Study Results
There were large differences in the projected
population reach of the interventions (Exhibit 1).
The reach of bariatric surgery, the smallest, was
very limited, even assuming a fourfold increase
in the number of adolescents who receive the
procedure. The most recent national data indicate
that in 2012, among adolescents classified
as having grade 3 obesity (a BMI of roughly 40 or
above), fewer than two in a thousand received
the procedure (Appendix A8).11 The largest population
reaches occurred with interventions that
would affect the whole population, such as the
sugar-sweetened beverage excise tax and restaurant
menu calorie labeling—both of which would
reach 307 million people.
Study ResultsThere were large differences in the projectedpopulation reach of the interventions (Exhibit 1).The reach of bariatric surgery, the smallest, wasvery limited, even assuming a fourfold increasein the number of adolescents who receive theprocedure. The most recent national data indicatethat in 2012, among adolescents classifiedas having grade 3 obesity (a BMI of roughly 40 orabove), fewer than two in a thousand receivedthe procedure (Appendix A8).11 The largest populationreaches occurred with interventions thatwould affect the whole population, such as thesugar-sweetened beverage excise tax and restaurantmenu calorie labeling—both of which wouldreach 307 million people.
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