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Bariatric surgery or li...

30th March, 2010
New analysis, commissioned by Medibank Private in Australia, has found that demand for obesity surgery is rising even faster than obesity rates – but that there is no positive cost-benefit. Bariatric surgery is becoming increasingly popular, but, at Aus $10,935 for gastric banding,...
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Active Cities, Healthy ...

29th March, 2010
Next week is the annual World Day for Physical Activity, to be held around 6 April (3 to 11 April). This year, the central theme is Active Cities, Healthy Life!, and the organisers are encouraging organisations to register for a Walking Parade and help to publicise the event: A description...
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USA: As alcohol intake ...

26th March, 2010
A new study, in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, ‘Alcoholic beverage consumption, nutrient intakes, and diet quality in the US adult population 1999-2006′, has found that people who drink more alcohol are also more likely to eat fewer fruit and vegetables,...
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Calorie label requireme...

The new US health bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, includes a requirement that restaurant chains that have more than 20 or more restaurants will have to show calorie counts (and the calorie guideline daily amount) on menus. The effects are expected to be felt...
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China: largest diabetes...

25th March, 2010
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has found that the prevalence of diabetes is much higher than previously thought. The survey, of over 46,000 people, found that 10.6% of men and 8.8% women have diabetes, which equates to around 92.4 million cases country-wide...
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PepsiCo: global health ...

23rd March, 2010
PepsiCo  has made a number of health-related commitments this month, which have been welcomed as positive steps by many health experts. First, on 16 March it announced that it is voluntarily adopting a new global policy to stop sales of full-sugar soft drinks to primary and secondary...
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IOM: CVD in the develop...

The Institute of Medicine has published a new report, Promoting Cardiovascular Health in the Developing World: A Critical Challenge to Achieve Global Health, highlighting the fact that cardiovascular disease is responsible for 30% of all deaths in developing countries. It calls for...
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UK: real costs of tobac...

18th March, 2010
Policy Exchange’s latest report has found that the tax on tobacco is lower than the cost of smoking to society in the United Kingdom. While tobacco contributes £10 billion annually to the Treasury coffers, the cost to society is £13.74 billion. This cost comprises of treating...
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Global Nutrition Transi...

17th March, 2010
The Global Nutrition Transition Conference held in Orlando this month brought together eminent physicians and nutrition scientists to discuss emerging trends and grassroots solutions to the global epidemic obesity epidemic, driven by the nutrition transition. The focus was very much...
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India’s healthy heart...

16th March, 2010
A new cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention initiative, called the ‘Healthy Hearts Project’ (HHP) was revealed at the national Prevent India 2010 conference held in the city of Hyderabad. It is a programme designed by Medwin Heart Foundation in association with the Indian...
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