Posted on 09/03/2006 5:56:04 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o
Obesity has reached pandemic proportions throughout the world and is now the greatest single contributor to chronic disease, an international conference was told here.
"This insidious, creeping pandemic of obesity is now engulfing the entire world," Australia's Monash University professor Paul Zimmet, chair of the 10th International Congress on Obesity, said on the opening day of the conference.
The spread of the problem was "led by affluent western nations, whose physical activity and dietary habits are regrettably being adopted by developing nations," Zimmet told more than 2,000 delegates.
The world now has more fat people than hungry ones, according to World Health Organisation figures, with more than a billion overweight people compared to 800 million who are undernourished.
The congress on obesity is held every four years, with the last three staged in Toronto (1994), Paris (1998) and Sao Paulo (2002).
"The conference will treat obesity as the keystone of all health priorities because it is the single greatest contributor to chronic disease throughout the world," said University of Sydney professor Ian Caterson, the event co-chair.
"There are now more overweight people in the world than undernourished and we are seeing the double burden of the extremes of malnutrition -- undernutrition and overnutrition -- in many developing countries.
"We know this is not about gluttony -- it is the interaction of heredity and environment. We know that small changes can make a big difference in peoples weight and health."
Zimmet said the problem needed urgent solutions -- not just widespread changes to diet and exercise but the rethinking of national policies on urban and social planning, agriculture policy, education, transport and other areas.
He also warned in an opening address that the growth of obesity-related diabetes, or so-called "diabesity", was set to bankrupt health budgets all over the world.
Around 370 speakers and presenters at the six-day congress will discuss a range of issues, including scientific research on how the brain regulates energy and advances in the prevention and clinical management of obesity.
The conference is being attended by academics and health professionals from Australia, Japan, the United States, Britain, Canada, Sweden, Indonesia and New Zealand.
It's as if they were frozen in time, somewhere along the line they just stopped growing mentally and emotionally.
Some people can't handle strong women. Lucky for me, my man does just fine. We are winkin' right now...lol!
Repeating for those who can't understand that I support smokers' rights...here it is...s l o w l y....
Do you have a right to have places to smoke? Yes.
Do you have a right to have restaurants/taverns to smoke? Yes.
Is smoking disgusting and filthy? Yes.
I support your rights completely, because the next thing you know, they'll be comin' after me.....
Again (patiently repeated for those who don't understand I'm for smokers' rights - I'll speak s l o w l y)
Not I.
I know it gets confusing for Nanny Staters, since the hoi polloi are just one big blob to your type.
But really, try to keep track.
I like how you think.
The Uber-Schtinken-Panzer Division will be redeployed?
But really, try to keep track.
And what does that mean? I moved here for cancer treatment.
Good Lord, it's confirmed then.
You actually are insane.
What in the name of God are you referring to?
It would appear so.
But really, try to keep track.
I quoted your own words.
They have proclaimed themselves, so we must take them at their word.
You did NOT change your statement on my advice - you only changed your statement AFTER I included the Admin Moderator in my post - 2 entirely different things.
For someone who has been here so long, you seem to have a very real problem with including the person you are talking about in your TO: line.
I know a couple of others just like that..........
Oh, yes. Their word is their bond......
I could be wrong, but if the person you're disparaging STINKS, even though you would fight to the death for their right to STINK, the rules of engagement are different.
For someone who has been here so long, you seem to have a very real problem with including the person you are talking about in your TO: line.
That is absolutely NOT TRUE!! You did not include the Admin Mod in ANY of your posts!!
I only spoke of you positively (as in, you helped me).
Here is my post from #435:
Obesity pandemic engulfing world
Posted by paulat to Gabz On News/Activism 09/03/2006 4:37:03 PM PDT · 435 of 494
Please report to the Admin if anything I have said is personal. I would appreciate the input! Again...I support smokers' rights!:
Do you have a right to have places to smoke? Yes.
Do you have a right to have restaurants/taverns to smoke? Yes.
Is smoking disgusting and filthy? Yes.
I support your rights completely, because the next thing you know, they'll be comin' after me.....
LET THEM EAT CAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
INCOMING! INCOMING! Another fat threat has been started.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1695035/posts
Please show me where you did that.
I do pay market price - whatever the price the farmer or waterman quotes me. And they pay market price for my products - whatever I quote them.
As I said, we are capable of conducting our business without government interference in our commerce.
Just as I am quite capable of feeding my family real meals without government interference, which is what this thread originally started out about.
I sure hope your support of bar and restaurant owners permitting/prohibtting smoking in their establishments without government intervention extends to them being permitted to serve the type of cuisine they wish. Because restrictions on that is exactly where this entire "study" is going to lead to unless it is nipped in the bud, and right quick.
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