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More than half of adults and a third of children and adolescents predicted to have overweight or obesity by 2050
For individuals younger than 18 years, definitions were based on International Obesity Task Force criteria. Almost half of ...
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From Hungry to Hefty
Brazil is the only emerging market economy recognized by the International Obesity TaskForce—in 2010—for its innovative policy response. By the early 2000s, several nongovernmental organizations, such ...
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Obesity epidemic
The head of the international obesity taskforce, Professor Philip James, said that we needed greater political leadership at the international level. This report from Matt McGrath: ...
2025 Critic And Conscience Of Society Award Winner Advocates For Health Policy Action
For his work educating and advocating for healthy food choices, Professor Boyd Swinburn is the 2025 winner of the Critic and ...
Source of sugar may be more important than amount when it comes to the development of obesity in children
as defined by International Obesity Task Force 2012 criteria). BMI Z-scores are a widely used measure of weight in childhood ...
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Obesity. The report of the British Nutrition Foundation Task Force.
(Pp 258; £29.99.) Oxford: Blackwell Science, 1999. ISBN 0-632-05298-8. The report of the British Nutrition Foundation Task Force on obesity is a very important document. It is a pity therefore that it ...