Framing Causes and Solutions to Obesity Epidemic

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Matthew C. NisbetAssociate ProfessorCommunication StudiesNortheastern University

Obesity as a Wicked Problem

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Obesity as a Wicked Problem

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Kahneman, D. (2003) In T. Frängsmyr (Ed.), Les Prix Nobel: The Nobel Prizes 2002 (pp. 449-489). Stockholm, Sweden: Nobel Foundation.

Framing:Judgments and Decisions Are Context Dependent

Kahneman, D. (2003) In T. Frängsmyr (Ed.), Les Prix Nobel: The Nobel Prizes 2002 (pp. 449-489). Stockholm, Sweden: Nobel Foundation.

Framing:Judgments and Decisions Are Context Dependent

Up and Down Cycles of News Attention

@MCNisbetBarry, CL, Jarlenski M, Grob R, Schlesinger M (2011). News media framing of childhood obesity in the United States from 2000 to 2009. Pediatrics, 128-32.

Obesity as “Sinful Behavior” vs. “Toxic Environment”Framing and Metaphor in a Complex Debate

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Obesity as “Disability,” or “Time Crunch”?Framing and Metaphor in a Complex Debate

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Public Support for Policy Actions

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Public Support for Policy Actions

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Influence of Metaphors on Policy Support

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