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New Zealand has the third highest adult obesity rate in the OECD

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New Zealand has the third highest adult obesity rate in the OECD , and our rates continue to increase. One in three adult New Zealanders (over 15 years) is classified as obese, and one in ten children. Prevalence of obesity in New Zealand's population As of June 2008, 26.5% of New Zealanders are obese,[1] a number only surpassed in the English-speaking world by the United States.[1][2] New Zealand's Adults The New Zealand Ministry of Health Survey of 2016/17 found that 34% of adults (aged 15 and over) are overweight (BMI between 25.0 and 29.9),[3] with a further 1.2 million people (32%) being obese (BMI over 30.0), up from 29% in 2011/12.[4] Out of a total estimated population of 4.3 million in 2008,[5] the Ministry's studies show that roughly 1.13 million New Zealand adults were overweight,[6] with an extra 826,000 obese.[6] The 2008 figures, which represent samples from 2006 and 2007, show that 25% of New Zealand adults are obese, a slight increase from 2002 and
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Rising Obesity Rates in America: A Public Health CrisisNEW POSTS REGULARLY ADDED. click "READ MORE" IT OPENS EACH POST. CLICK "MORE POSTS" AT BOTTOM

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June 4, 2024 Rising Obesity Rates in America: A Public Health Crisis Share this post woman standing on a road with a towel around her neck, checking her watch If you practice medicine in the 21st century, you’re aware that obesity is common in the United States. Some have labeled it a public health crisis, partly due to its overlap and causal relationship with many other health issues. The issue is not limited to the U.S. The WHO has even identified what it calls “an escalating global epidemic of overweight and obesity.” While we agree we want to turn the tide on this trend, it’s helpful to understand the scale of the problem. First, there is no exact definition of a public health crisis. The Chicago Department of Public Health defines a public health emergency as, “any adverse event (natural or man-made) that compromises the health of the population and has the potential to cause widespread illness.” However, an emergency suggests immediate action is required, as in the case o

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WOMEN'S HEALTH AROUND THE WORLD

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WOMEN'S HEALTH AROUND THE WORLD A new UN report shows that women’s and children’s health has suffered globally, as the impacts of conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change converge with devastating effects on prospects for children, young people and women. Data presented in the report show a critical regression across virtually every major measure of childhood well-being, and many key indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Since the last Every Woman Every Child Progress Report published in 2020, food insecurity, hunger, child marriage, risks from intimate partner violence, and adolescent depression and anxiety have all increased. An estimated 25 million children were un- or under-vaccinated in 2021 – 6 million more than in 2019 - increasing their risk of contracting deadly and debilitating diseases. Millions of children missed out on school during the pandemic, many for more than a year, while approximately 80% of children in 104 countries and ter

PRESIDENT TRUMP YUGE ADDICTION TO JUNK FOOD McDONAlDS

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I thought of a novel safer way for Our Orange Man to stay safe while rallying:- ZERO EXPOSURE. A STAY HOME SOJOUŔN . Then emote only via the web. He has a shortened future existence, due to his McDonald's junk food YUGE ADDICTION ANYWAY!......I will now post that on my pungent blog:>>> https://chalkon.com. or. https://ferk.in. or. https://mustsuesugar.com. All work to save our obese and. pre-diabetic world where critical thinking especially in survival mode neuronal pathways self-care, is way way way down. "Hey. Just wanna be happy. Where is me Coca Cola. Love only the Kamala Harris gal....such a gorgeous smile.eh? She must love me. I will vote for her. Trump NEVER! Were is me Coca Cola? I er er er ,zzzzzz, zzzzz, zzzzzzz"" SNOW FLAKED OUT!

A pandemic killer made by capitalism

A pandemic made by capitalism November 9, 2010 Joe Allen looks at a new book which challenges the conventional wisdom that fighting diabetes is about "personal responsibility" and "discipline." Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Email this story Click for more options SOON AFTER my mother turned 60 years old in 1997, I was talking to her on the phone when, toward the end of our conversation, she suddenly announced, "I have diabetes." Like many people who are confronted with the news that a close relative or friend is diagnosed with the dreaded illness, I was stunned, then confused. My mother was neither overweight nor sedentary--two of the things that I most identified with "adult onset" or Type 2 diabetes. She struggled during the next 10 years of her life with pricking her fingers to measure her blood sugar levels and the daily insulin shots, before she passed away. Since then, diabetes has never been very far from my min

The medical-industrial complex

The medical-industrial complex Back in the 1950s, Eisenhower warned about what he called the military industrial complex, whereby a powerful coalition of generals and chief executives conspired to talk up the threat from the Soviet Union, exaggerating the so-called ‘missile gap’ and seeing threats where none existed.26 The goal was not to protect the United States, but instead to transfer vast sums of money from the federal budget to the coffers of the corporations, and ultimately to those generals who would move seamlessly into their employment on retirement. This is a model that has since been widely emulated. There is the security industrial complex, whereby corporations and government officials, many also looking for a lucrative retirement home, have conspired to spend billions of euros and dollars on ineffective systems of airport security.27 This has resulted in countless people having their cosmetics, nail files and the like confiscated while the few people who actua

Why is Coca-Cola so addictive? The Sugar.

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Why is Coca-Cola so addictive? The Sugar. Soft drinks contain large quantities of sugar which, when consumed, causes a 'rush' that is extremely addictive and leads to even bigger cravings. The reward centres of the brain are activated, releasing dopamine and other hormones to create a feeling of euphoria. Addictive ingredients: Soda contains ingredients like caffeine and sugar that can be addictive. For instance, much like addictive substances such as alcohol and drugs, caffeine also triggers the release of the feel-good hormone dopamine in the brain, making you crave more of it. There are 37 grams (g) of added sugar, which equates to almost 10 teaspoons (tsp), in a single can of cola. For optimal health, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommend consuming no more than 6 tsp of added sugar daily. By drinking just one serving of cola a day, a person will easily exceed this amount. Is Coca-Cola bad for you? Effects on the body Recent research

Drug errors cause appalling harm and deaths,

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Showing results for GPs, pharmacists, hospitals and care homes may be making 237 million errors a year Search instead for GPs, pharmacists, hospitals and care homes may be making 237 million errors a yea GPs, pharmacists, hospitals and care homes may be making 237 million errors a year - the equivalent of one mistake made for every five drugs handed out. The study said most caused no problems, but in more than a quarter of cases the mistakes could have caused harm. One of the people who suffered from a drug error was Catherine Young's mother, Irene. She was living in a care home and was aged 92 when she was given a host of wrong drugs for several weeks after her prescription was mixed up with another patient's. It meant she stopped getting steroids for polymyalgia rheumatica, which causes pain, stiffness and inflammation in the muscles around the shoulder, neck and hips. This caused her to go into withdrawal, while she developed irritation around her eyes because she h

1909 "DEATH SERVES AT THE SODA FOUNTAIN" CLICK ON "READMORE", BELOW RIGHT, FOR EXPLANATION.

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   1909 "DEATH  SERVES AT THE SODA FOUNTAIN"      

What Did Our Ancestors Really Eat?

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W hat Did Our Ancestors Really Eat? Nearly 70% of Americans 20 years of age and older are overweight, with over 35% being clinically obese (1). The need for wellness education has never been greater. But while weight loss and physical health are some of the most popular topics of modern media, we have never been further from good health. Fad diets come and go and accurate information can be hard to find. Better health and the prevention of disease is what most diets aim for but many do not have the full picture. To achieve a balanced diet, complete with the power to fight off chronic disease and burn off excess fat (i.e. weight loss), a closer look at our genetic make-up and the diet of our ancestors must be considered. A Closer Look into Ancestral Nutrition Going back about 2 million years, you’ll find our first known ancestors, who lived in what is now termed the Paleolithic Era. This period of time ran until about 12,000 years ago, when rudimentary agricultural met
Following a ketogenic diet is the most effective way to enter ketosis. Generally, this involves limiting carb consumption to around 20 to 50 grams per day and filling up on fats, such as meat, fish, eggs, nuts, and healthy oils ( 6 ). It's also important to moderate your protein consumption.
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   1909 "DEATH  SERVES T THE SODA FOUNTAIN"      

Mikhaila Peterson - 'Don't Eat That'

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HEAR PROFESSOR JORDAN PETERSON PRAISING HIS KETOGENIC DIET TO JOE ROGAN ALSO A USER

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CLICK ON TO HEAR PROFESSOR JORDAN PETERSON PRAISING HIS KETOGENIC DIET TO JOE ROGAN ALSO A USER!<

The famous Joe Rogan

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I n 954 the tobacco industry paid to publish the “Frank Statement to Cigarette Smokers” in hundreds of U.S. newspapers. It stated that the public's health was the industry's concern above all others and promised a variety of good-faith changes. What followed were decades of deceit and actions that cost millions of lives. In the hope that the food history will be written differently, this article both highlights important lessons that can be learned from the tobacco experience and recommends actions for the food industry. Methods: A review and analysis of empirical and historical evidence pertaining to tobacco and food industry practices, messages, and strategies to influence public opinion, legislation and regulation, litigation, and the conduct of science. Findings: The tobacco industry had a playbook, a script, that emphasized personal responsibility, paying scientists who delivered research that instilled doubt, criticizing the “junk” science that found harms assoc