TY - JOUR
T1 - Applications of complex systems science in obesity and noncommunicable chronic disease research
AU - Wang, Youfa
AU - Xue, Hong
AU - Esposito, Layla
AU - Joyner, Michael J.
AU - Bar-Yam, Yaneer
AU - Huang, Terry T.K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 American Society for Nutrition.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Interest in the application of systems science (SS) to obesity and noncommunicable chronic disease (NCD) research has been growing rapidly over the past decade as the epidemic of obesity and NCDs continues to grow globally. This article summarizes the key messages of the presentations made in the special symposium "Applications of Complex Systems Science in Obesity and Noncommunicable Chronic Disease Research," held during the ASN Scientific Sessions and Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology 2014. Invited leaders from various fields presented cutting-edge aspects of the applications of SS in public health research, with a focus on obesity and NCDs. In addition, the symposium was capped with a discussion on funding opportunities from the NIH. The speakers described the nature of SS, how it could be applied to biomedical and public health research, lessons from SS to inform obesity and NCD interventions, and the promises, challenges, and recommendations going forward.
AB - Interest in the application of systems science (SS) to obesity and noncommunicable chronic disease (NCD) research has been growing rapidly over the past decade as the epidemic of obesity and NCDs continues to grow globally. This article summarizes the key messages of the presentations made in the special symposium "Applications of Complex Systems Science in Obesity and Noncommunicable Chronic Disease Research," held during the ASN Scientific Sessions and Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology 2014. Invited leaders from various fields presented cutting-edge aspects of the applications of SS in public health research, with a focus on obesity and NCDs. In addition, the symposium was capped with a discussion on funding opportunities from the NIH. The speakers described the nature of SS, how it could be applied to biomedical and public health research, lessons from SS to inform obesity and NCD interventions, and the promises, challenges, and recommendations going forward.
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U2 - 10.3945/an.114.006650
DO - 10.3945/an.114.006650
M3 - Article
C2 - 25469401
AN - SCOPUS:84910153731
SN - 2161-8313
VL - 5
SP - 574
EP - 577
JO - Advances in Nutrition
JF - Advances in Nutrition
IS - 5
ER -