Sentences with phrase «in global obesity»

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Marketers and parents both have a role to play in combating the global childhood obesity crisis.

«Obesity and poor nutrition are global public health problems,» CEO Michael Johnson said in a statement.

I warned a few months ago in the Weekly Standard that the fight against obesity would become the new global warming, the excuse for more government, higher taxes, and bioethical «expert» dominance.

I mean think about it from a government standpoint, there's a company out there that's knowingly selling products that contribute (and sometimes the main cause of) to childhood obesity which in turn contributes to more medical bills, global warming (from all the use of cars in lieu of biking or walking) and other consequences.

The growing global concerns about obesity and diabetes have lead to reduce sugar and calories in the products.

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.

Because of our work, 18,000 American schools are providing kids with healthy food choices in an effort to eradicate childhood obesity; 21,000 African farmers have improved their crops to feed 30,000 people; 248 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions are being reduced in cities worldwide; more than 5,000 people have been trained in marketable job skills in Colombia; more than 5 million people have benefited from lifesaving HIV / AIDS medications; and members of the Clinton Global Initiative have made nearly 2,300 Commitments to Action to improve more than 400 million lives around the world.

«The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010, from where the quoted study has obtained their data, suggests that in Australia the biggest causes of mortality or poor health include factors such as obesity, smoking, poor diet and low physical activity.

«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.»

The McKinsey Global Institute, for instance, classifies taxation as one of the least effective obesity interventions, with «No direct evidence for change in weight or change in consumption or physical activity levels.»

In fact, research from the McKinsey Global Institute found that a 10 per cent tax on high - sugar products would be one of the least effective measures in combatting obesity, ranking 14th out of 17 intervention methodsIn fact, research from the McKinsey Global Institute found that a 10 per cent tax on high - sugar products would be one of the least effective measures in combatting obesity, ranking 14th out of 17 intervention methodsin combatting obesity, ranking 14th out of 17 intervention methods1.

Implementation of this intervention may contribute to the achievement of the following targets: Global nutrition targets Target 1: 40 % reduction in the number of children under - 5 who are stunted Target 4: No increase in childhood overweight Global NCD targets Target 7: Halt the rise in diabetes and obesity

Research from the McKinsey Global Institute found that a 10 per cent tax on high - sugar products would be one of the least effective measures in combatting obesity, ranking 14th of 17 intervention methods, with portion control having the highest estimated impact with the most cost effective measures.

Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980 - 2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

As shown by a global analysis, Australia and New Zealand experienced the single - largest absolute increase in adult obesity since 1980 (from 16 % to 29 %) and the single largest increase in adult female obesity (1).

The level of obesity has almost tripled in the UK in the last 20 years and with estimations that 1 in 4 adults will be obese in 2020, it is evident we have a global epidemic; something needs to be done, fast.

The IC and WHA Resolutions are embedded in many global declarations, standards and strategies, including the EU Action Plan of Childhood Obesity and the INC2 Political Declaration and Framework for Action.

Implementation of this intervention may contribute to the achievement of the following targets: Global nutrition targets Target 1: 40 % reduction in the number of children under - 5 who are stunted Target 4: No increase in childhood overweight Target 5: Increase the rate of exclusive breastfeeding in first 6 months up to at least 50 % Global NCD targets Target 7: Halt the rise in diabetes and obesity

Global nutrition transition and the pandemic of obesity in developing countries.

Implementation of this intervention may contribute to the achievement of the following targets: Global nutrition targets Target 1: 40 % reduction in the number of children under - 5 who are stunted Target 4: No increase in childhood overweight Global NCD targets Target 7: Halt the rise in diabetes and obesity

Winston Industries is committed to solving global food and nutrition challenges through scholarship funding; their goal is to help eradicate hunger, malnutrition, and obesity, and they address these goals through partnerships and technological innovation in their products.

Implementation of this intervention may contribute to the achievement of the following targets: Global nutrition targets Target 4: No increase in childhood overweight Target 5: Increase the rate of exclusive breastfeeding in first 6 months up to at least 50 % Global NCD targets Target 7: Halt the rise in diabetes and obesity

Fergie is supposed to help PATH Foundation in its mission of «promoting global health and defeating obesity.»

Segal says that the global rise in sweetener consumption — along with other major shifts in human nutrition — coincided with the dramatic increase in obesity and diabetes epidemics around the world.

Global progress towards tackling obesity has been «unacceptably slow,» with only one in four countries implementing a policy on healthy eating up to 2010, according to a major new six - part Series on obesity, published in The Lancet.

With global increase in obesity and diet - related metabolic diseases, interest has intensified in ancestral or «Palaeolithic» diets, not least because — to a first order of approximation — human physiology should be optimized for the nutritional profiles we have experienced during our evolution.

«Obesity series exposes «unacceptably slow» progress in tackling soaring global obesity rates over last decade.Obesity series exposes «unacceptably slow» progress in tackling soaring global obesity rates over last decade.obesity rates over last decade.»

GLOBAL TROUBLE The rise in childhood obesity around the world has been especially rapid in parts of Asia.

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.

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 addIn 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 addin young children in the midst of a global obesity epidemic, she addin the midst of a global obesity epidemic, she adds.

Hawaii school - children rated by their teachers in the 1960's as less conscientious had worse global health status as adults and had significantly greater obesity, high cholesterol, and increased risk for cardiovascular disease.

«The increase in the prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity, which began in the 1970s, has grown into a global epidemic.

The researchers examined respondents» deference to science on a scale of 0 - 10 when it came to 14 policy issues, including child vaccinations, stem cell research, global warming, child obesity and diet, AIDS prevention, birth control education, legalizing drug use, gun control, regulation of nuclear power, animal testing, and teaching evolution in schools.

«Obesity is a global problem that is closely linked to the development of cardiovascular disease,» said lead author Dr Magnus N. Lyngbakken, a PhD candidate at the University of Oslo in Norway.

This increase in light exposure has paralleled global increases in obesity.»

«We are pleased to have an opportunity to combine our know - how and Merck's complementary approach to genetics and global leadership in the development of innovative therapeutics, to bring into development a series of novel, population - validated targets that may lead to a qualitative leap in our approach to treating obesity.»

«deCODE's success in localizing disease - contributing genetic factors even in such complex disorders as anxiety and obesity marks once more achievements that we believe could not easily be obtained by anyone else,» notes Jonathan Knowles, Head of Global Research at Roche.

«All these nutrition issues are interconnected, and are driven by rising population, global conflicts, and — for obesity — increasing prosperity, in developed and emerging economies.»

Larger sex differences in obesity rates were reported in countries with greater gender inequality, quantitatively assessed by the global gender gap index, and the gender inequality index in multicountry ecological studies (7 — 9).

Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980 — 2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

Global differences between women and men in the prevalence of obesity: is there an association with gender inequality?

* «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.

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.

That's in part because prediabetes and diabetes are associated with the growing obesity rate worldwide, which has been called a «global epidemic» by the World Health Organization.

Breezing has been featured in a new study published by the Global Journal of Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome.

Obesity doesn't discriminate among demographics: Studies show we have a global epidemic of obesity in all age groups for both developed and developing couObesity doesn't discriminate among demographics: Studies show we have a global epidemic of obesity in all age groups for both developed and developing couobesity in all age groups for both developed and developing countries.

In 2014, the global economic impact of obesity was estimated to be an astonishing two trillion dollars.

The global prevalence of obesity has increased considerably in the last decade.

«Daily sugar intake reduction can be part of a global public health plan to promote health in general, reduce obesity and reduce the risk of several chronic diseases including breast cancer,» she says.

In 2003, the Federation launched a collaboration with the World Health Organization to develop a global fruit and vegetable initiative as one strategy to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases and obesity.