Sentences with phrase «address high obesity»

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Mexico's Congress passed a measure last year that instituted a tax on high - calorie foods, as well as a levy on sugar - sweetened beverages to combat obesity and address health concerns.

There are known and cost - effective ways to address these common noncommunicable diseases, including prevention, early diagnosis and management of high blood pressure, obesity and high cholesterol and screening and treatment for cancers.

«Address all of the traditional risk factors you have — obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol,» he said.

Take a hard look at your health: Because heart problems can sneak up on women (64 % of women die suddenly during their first heart attack without any warning signs at all, and 90 % of those women had at least one risk factor that could have been addressed), it's important to get an annual checkup and be aware of CVD risk factors: high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, diabetes, tobacco use or second - hand exposure, obesity, and being overweight.