Sentences with phrase «on obesity prevalence»

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Conclusions A 20 % tax on sugar sweetened drinks would lead to a reduction in the prevalence of obesity in the UK of 1.3 % (around 180000 people).

We used the estimates generated to derive the change in energy intake, which we then used to model the effect on average body weight and prevalence of obesity in the UK (fig 1 ⇓).

Objective To model the overall and income specific effect of a 20 % tax on sugar sweetened drinks on the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the UK.

Over a time frame of > 30 y, downward trends in the availability of sugars and sweeteners, reported intake of energy in the form of added sugars and SSBs, and industry data on sugar contributions to SSBs have been paralleled by a sustained rise in the prevalence of obesity and its comorbidities (42).

Overall and income specific effect on prevalence of overweight and obesity of 20 % sugar sweetened drink tax in UK: econometric and comparative risk assessment modelling study

When infants and young children are not breastfed or when breastfeeding is suboptimal, children risk not only increased rates of infectious diseases such as gastric and respiratory infections, but increasingly research is documenting the impact of not breastfeeding on the prevalence of life long chronic diseases such as cancers, diabetes, obesity and cardio vascular disease.

Considerable attention has focused on diet and physical activity patterns, both in childhood and adult life, and on the associated increases in the prevalence of obesity (1).

The prevalence of fast food chains and cheap, nutritionally poor food has led many to blame diet for rising obesity and many health campaigns focus on the importance of low - fat or low - calorie food choices.

Professor Morris said a greater understanding of the role of energy rich foods and dieting on microbial changes is important, given the current obesity epidemic and the prevalence of yo - yo dieting in Western countries.

«These observations lend support to the approaches that might eventually reduce the incidence and prevalence of overweight and obesity on a larger scale.»

The rising prevalence of obesity — now present in more than one - third of US adults — has had a major impact on healthcare and related costs.

Based on the emerging evidence for the existence of the very interesting extreme metabolic phenotypes metabolically healthy obesity and metabolically unhealthy normal weight the scientist then studied the prevalence of the 4 at - risk phenotypes among the different BMI categories (normal weight, overweight, and obese) in subjects with NGR and prediabetes.

In time, scientists on the 2000 DGAC realized that the emphasis on reducing fat in the diet could lead to «adverse metabolic consequences» resulting from a high intake of sugars and starches.39 They went on to note that «an increasing prevalence in obesity in the United States has corresponded roughly with an absolute increase in carbohydrate consumption.»

Objective: We investigated the prevalence of RLPV and BRR in research about the proposition that skipping breakfast causes weight gain, which is called the proposed effect of breakfast on obesity (PEBO) in this article.

Professor David Allison, a biostatistician who gave expert evidence on the prevalence of obesity and the link between body mass index and girth.

In view of the high worldwide prevalence of (childhood) obesity and associated metabolic problems, this close link between maternal and child metabolic health and the resulting vicious cycle are very relevant.33 34 Because of the deleterious impact of GDM and lifestyle during pregnancy on the health of the mother and her offspring, it is crucial to intervene during the prenatal, perinatal and postnatal period.

Pediatric overweight and obesity have dramatically increased over the years, and current prevalence rates have reached alarming proportions.1, 2 Because of the impact the condition exerts on physical and psychosocial health, 3, — , 5 effective treatment is urgently needed.