The study in the British Medical Journal says initiatives to reduce obesity are too often focussed on getting individuals to eat better and excercise more.
Instead the study calls for a wider policy approach based on the principle of tackling health inequalities between and within countries.
Governments, it argues, should examine how food subsidies, advertising rules, urban planning regimes, social structures and employment levels influence weight.
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