Posts Tagged ‘physical activity and health’

Global Economic Perspective

September 27th, 2009

Why Is The Developed World Obese?

Economic consequences of the obese. [Diabetes. 2007] – PubMed Result

Economic costs in Canada The cost of obesity in Canada. [CMAJ. 1999] – PubMed Result

Why is the developed world obese: http://www.nber.org/digest/nov07/nov07.pdf

WHO Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health, See: WHO | Global strategy: overall goal

WHO Strategy on Marketing Food and Beverages to Children. See: WHO | Marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages to children

Does Globalization affect Obesity? Read : http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/9241590416.pdf

Westernisation, insulin resistance and diabetes in…[Med J Aust. 1991] – PubMed Result

Obesity increasing in sub-Saharan Africa Newsweek – Health RSS