Although effective obesity prevention leads to a decrease in costs of obesity-related diseases, this decrease is offset by cost increases due to diseases unrelated to obesity in life-years gained.
Management fashion (an academic term used neutrally, implying no judgment as to merit or durability) typically follows life cycles, with the distinction of fad or classic being determinable approximately five years after the fashion has gained momentum.
During the past twenty years, the notion that early life exposures may have a profound influence on health in childhood and beyond has gained increasing acceptance among scientists.