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The English-speaking breakfast is a weapon of ‘mass insulinisation’
The Sunday Guardian LiveAntonia FilmerAugust 24, 2019 The cover of Breakfast is a Dangerous Meal symbolises the author’s…
We have been Big Food’s lab rats for too long
The NHS spends more than £6bn per year treating obesity-related health problems, and the cost is set to…
Diabetes support moves into the workplace (for remission) — Insights for employers and health insurance
Financial TimesMarch 14, 2022 Executive Summary by Joaquim Cardoso Msc.Chief Editor of “The Health Institute Blog”@ The Diabetes…
Policy recommendations to fight obesity — The ROOTS framework
By the World Obesity Federation World Obesity and RTI InternationalMarch, 2022 Executive Summary by Joaquim Cardoso MSc.Chief editor…
The cost of obesity in Brazil is estimated in 2.11% of GDP (2019), and is expected to reach 4.8% by 2060.
Obesity-related NCDs account for over 4.7 million deaths globally each year, half of which occur amongst people under…
800 million people are living with obesity, and childhood obesity will reach 250 million by 2030 (60% increase)
Over 1 trillion US$ are the medical consequences of obesity by 2025 (globally) World Obesity DayMarch 4, 2022…
Paul Farmer taught us not to accept the status quo in public health
Last year, Partners in Health provided 2.1 million women’s health checkups, organized another 2.1 million home visits by…
O sedentarismo no Brasil é maior entre indivíduos com menor escolaridade (sete anos ou menos) (58%).
A inatividade é maior entre mulheres do que entre homens, o que causa doenças crônicas. Inatividade física causa…
88% of Covid deaths were in countries where more than half the population is overweight (2.2/2.5 MM in Feb, 2021).
In anticipation of the next novel infectious disease, The World Obesity Federation urge governments and health service providers…
Obesity management as a primary treatment goal for type 2 diabetes: time to reframe the conversation
The LancetProf Ildiko Lingvay, MD; Priya Sumithran, PhD; Ricardo V Cohen, MD; Prof Carel W le Roux, MD September…
