The phrase
"global obesity" refers to a situation where there are high rates of overweight and obesity across the world, affecting people from different countries and cultures. It means that many people worldwide are significantly above a healthy weight, and this has become a widespread problem.
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With
global obesity levels reaching epidemic proportions many scientists are now looking to our DNA to try and understand the genetic factors that could be making us fat.
With global obesity levels reaching epidemic proportions many scientists are now looking to our DNA to understand the genetic factors that may be making us fat.
Cutting back on meat as important as reducing sugar intake in drive to tackle global obesity epidemic
That's the question being raised by a team of researchers from the University of Adelaide, who say meat in the modern diet offers surplus energy, and is contributing to the prevalence
of global obesity.
And for more on using systems approaches to tackle large - scale population health issues, this video outlines the work of the Johns Hopkins University's
Global Obesity Prevention Centre.
«Obesity series exposes «unacceptably slow» progress in tackling soaring
global obesity rates over last decade.»
Is a «fat tax» and government regulation of food corporations enough to
combat global obesity (22 October, p 30)?
Regulation is getting stricter regarding product labeling; additives and preservatives are under greater scrutiny; and the food and drink industry is being asked to consider the role it plays in social issues, such as sustainability and
rising global obesity levels.
«The rise
in global obesity rates over the last three decades has been substantial and widespread, presenting a major public health epidemic in both the developed and the developing world.
More often than not, this results with overindulging in high - carb foods and some experts believe this to be the root of the
current global obesity epidemic.
A new report called the
Booming Global Obesity Drug Market reveals that this health condition is growing at alarming rates around the world.
A study published last year in The Lancet compiled data
on global obesity, using results from 1,698 studies that examined 19.2 million individuals in 200 countries.
That is unlikely to change anytime soon:
global obesity rates are climbing, the Middle East is unstable, and campaign 2012 vitriol is only just beginning to spew in the U.S..
«If these [post-2000] trends continue, by 2025,
global obesity prevalence will reach 18 % in men and surpass 21 % in women; severe obesity will surpass 6 % in men and 9 % in women.»
Media Statement 17 March, 2016 SOFT DRINK TAX: an exercise in futility Responding to the announcement from the UK government to introduce a soft drink tax, Australian Beverages Council CEO, Geoff Parker said; «This tax is yet another step in the wrong direction to end
the global obesity epidemic.
«As the world's largest stevia producer and supplier, we recognise the unique role we can play in helping the food and beverage industry to reduce its impact on the environment and tackle
the global obesity challenge, with our goals articulating the significant role we can play in this respect.»
These goals, said the company, mark a significant commitment to making a positive impact on the food and beverage industry's environmental footprint and helping to tackle
the global obesity challenge.
First, earlier today Jamie Oliver spoke about
the global obesity epidemic to the One Young World summit in Zurich, Switzerland — his first public speech since his acceptance of the TED Prize last year, according to his publicity team.
«Our understanding of obesity must be completely reframed if we are to halt and reverse
the global obesity epidemic.
«Taxing sugary drinks isn't a new concept, but given the immediacy of
the global obesity problem, it's time we got creative with how we approach it,» said author of the study Dr. Evan Blecher, Senior Economist at the American Cancer Society.
«Meat consumption contributing to
global obesity.»
In fact, toddler milk supplements may actually be doing harm by fueling rapid, unnecessary weight gain in young children in the midst of
a global obesity epidemic, she adds.
The global obesity epidemic is one of the greatest health challenges facing humanity.
«As
the global obesity epidemic intensifies, advertisements may have a greater effect on people who are overweight and make snacks like chocolate bars harder to resist,» adds Dr Amy Reichelt, lead author of the paper and UNSWpostdoctoral associate.
«Even a small outbreak involving five to 10 people can have large ramifications for a restaurant,» says Sarah M. Bartsch, research associate at
the Global Obesity Prevention Center and lead author of the study.
«Many restaurants may not realize how much even just a single foodborne illness outbreak can cost them and affect their bottom line,» says Bruce Y. Lee, MD, MBA, executive director of
the Global Obesity Prevention Center (GOPC) at the Bloomberg School.
* «Artificially sweetened beverages and the response to
the global obesity crisis» by Maria Carolina Borges et al. published in PLOS Medicine at 19:00 UK time on Tuesday 3 January 2017.
In fact, it appears that the BOKS program is one that health and fitness professionals should consider emulating in their efforts to combat
the global obesity epidemic among children.
The notion that sugar is the root cause of
the global obesity and diabetes epidemics — bearing disastrous effects on the human body above and beyond simply being empty calories — warrants serious scrutiny, Taubes states.
Eating junk foods is a main cause of
the global obesity epidemic.
«People often think of obesity as an insurance issue, and they know that expensive health care problems are associated with it,» says lead author says Bruce Y. Lee, MD, executive director of
the Global Obesity Prevention Center at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
It traced the rise in obesity from 1975 to 2014, and concluded that «the probability of meeting
the global obesity target is virtually zero.»