Table 1 A framework for tackling inequalities in obesity

Disadvantage Gap

Targeted

Health education, health promotion and social marketing; Diet and exercise advice and counseling; Weight management advice and monitoring; Conditional cash transfers; Lifestyle counseling; Exercise on prescription.

Community health and fitness centers; Health trainers; Group, work or community based exercise programs; Group, work or community diet, lifestyle, or weight management advice and/or counseling; Healthy eating campaigns in workplaces; Group or community organized education or support; Localized point of sale social marketing; Neighborhood based physical activity programs.

Gradient

Universal

Access to physical fitness facilities (e.g. gym subsidies); Availability of healthy food; Green spaces, walk-ability and the built environment; Traffic light labeling.

Restrictions on advertising high fat and high sugar foods; Food prices and agricultural subsidies (e.g. changing the Common Agricultural Policy); Fiscal measures to regulate supply and demand (e.g. taxing high fat and high sugar foods).