Dr. Gretchen Stevens, from the World Health Organization, says: "Our study helps track the obesity problem in individual countries and regions. We know that changes in diet and in physical activity have contributed to the worldwide rise in obesity, but it remains unclear which policies would effectively reduce obesity. We need to identify, implement, and rigorously evaluate policy interventions aimed at reversing the trends, or limiting their harmful effects."
"We need to identify, implement, and rigorously evaluate policy interventions aimed at reversing the trends, or limiting their harmful effects, the World Health Organization's Gretchen Stevens, who is also a co-author, said in a press release. The World Health Organization provided some of the funding for the study.
Date: Feb 04, 2011
Category: Health
Source: Google
Obesity, blood pressure and cholesterol health risks now global
Dr. Gretchen Stevens, from the World Health Organization, said, Our study helps track the obesity problem in individual countries and regions. We know that changes in diet and in physical activity have contributed to the worldwide rise in obesity, but it remains unclear which policies would effectively reduce obesity. We need to identify, implement, and rigorously evaluate policy interventions aimed at reversing the trends, or limiting their harmful effects."