Sentences with phrase «obesity of epidemic proportions»

That's led to a rise in childhood obesity of epidemic proportions.

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Artificial feeding increases the risk of not only childhood infections, but also of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancers, which are assuming epidemic proportions.

The incidence of overweight and obesity has reached epidemic proportions, making the control of body weight and its complications a primary health problem.

But sadly not before heart disease, cancer, diabetes, obesity and a whole host of other catastrophic diseases have reached epidemic proportions!

Unfortunately, very little coconut oil is consumed in the U.S. and metabolic syndrome — along with its symptoms of obesity, diabetes and heart disease — is reaching epidemic proportions!

The fear of healthy dietary fat is actually part of why we're currently struggling with obesity, diabetes, and heart disease of epidemic proportions.

A study conducted at the Endocrinology & Metabolism Unit of Evgenidion Hospital in Greece states that «The incidence of both obesity and the metabolic syndrome in modern Western societies has taken epidemic proportions over the past decades and often correlates with indices of stress in the affected populations.

The Journal of American Medical Association has shown that heart disease kills 800,000 people per year and cancer kills 700,000, while diabetes and childhood obesity are rising to epidemic proportions.

The twin problem of obesity and diabetes has reached epidemic proportions.

The prevalence of obesity has reached epidemic proportions, making finding effective solutions to reduce obesity a public health priority.

The worldwide prevalence of obesity has reached epidemic proportions (1).

Obesity in our pets has reached epidemic proportions, mirroring that of the human population.

Consumers are becoming more health conscious as the obesity, diabetes and other diet - related health problems reach epidemic proportions while government efforts to address these and related issues of food quality and safety issues intensify.

The obesity epidemic is precisely that — an epidemic of astounding proportions that threatens global health on a large scale.

And obesity and diabetes have spiked to epidemic proportions, thanks to excessive consumption of sugar and junk food.