Fig 1.
Conceptual model linking obesity prevention laws to body mass index (BMI)*.
* Demographic factors are presented as moderators linking obesity prevention laws to BMI as they will affect the strength of the relationship between changes outlined in Pathways A-E and individual-level change in BMI; implementation and enforcement are mediators as the effect(s) of obesity prevention laws will depend upon how and to what extent they are experienced by the target population.
Table 1.
Classification of obesity prevention laws by legal mechanism and ecological influence.
Table 2.
Prevalence of obesity prevention laws among U.S. States, 2000 and 2007†.