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To what extend is obesity a public health priority? - Coggle Diagram
To what extend is obesity a public health priority?
Introduction
Obesity -> abnormal and excessive accumulation
Public health
the set of actions by public institutions
to improve, promote, protect, restore
Public health priority
public health problem that requires State intervention
implementation of a public health policy
seriousness / urgency
Problem
Plan
Plan and programs put in place by the State 4
Global Plan of Action to Promote Physical Activity 2018-2030
help countries plan and carry out their action
goal: to increase physical activity worldwide
Exemple in UK : trafics lights by products
green / orange / red on food packaging
nutritional quality of each product
green color = product respecting the recommendations
same principle as nutriscore in france
July 27: plan to fight overweight (in UK in 2020)
->ban on junk food ads before 9 p.m.
->“buy one get one” promotions will be prohibited for products deemed unhealthy
-> calories listed on restaurant menus
Launch of a campaign by the NHS: "in better health"
High health indicators 1
BMI is equal to or greater than 30
27,8% of adults: prevalence in UK (2022)
650 million: global prevalence (2016)
tripled prevalence since 1975 (global)
obesity responsible for 10% to 13% of deaths (in Europe)
-> worrying health indicators
fifth leading cause of death worldwide
Individual and collective consequences 2
development of pathologies (type 2 diabetes)
impact on the cardiovascular system
heart failure
high blood pressure
coronary diseases
risk factor in the development of cancer
impact on the respiratory system
shortness of breath, breathlessness
asthma
sleep apnea
death
development of mental disorders
poor self image
Conclusion
obesity = public health priority
4 characteristics
urgency of the public health problem
Significant cost 3
cost of medical care related to obesity -> 5 billion pounds so that's 6,3 billion euros (in UK in 2017)
economic cost of obesity worldwide -> 2 trillion dollars according to a study by the consulting firm McKinsey