Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) has decried the global increase in childhood obesity. She said this in her opening address to the 67th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Study identifies risk factors associated with neonatal deaths in Nigeria
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Ireland to become Europe's fattest country - report
[PERSPECTIVE] When should obesity prevention commence?
Obesity has pervaded the United States and is
spreading throughout the world. Following in its wake is type 2
diabetes, which will affect at least half a billion people worldwide by
2030. A majority of U.S. women of childbearing age are overweight or
obese (as defined by a body-mass index [BMI, the weight in kilograms
divided by the square of the height in meters] >25).
Breastfeeding Helps Combat Obesity, Diabetes, High Blood Pressure And Low IQ - New WHO Report
In a statement made available to HealthNewsNG.com, the global health body said the report reviews the effects of breastfeeding on blood pressure, type-2 diabetes, serum cholesterol, overweight and obesity, and intellectual performance.
"WHO carried out a systematic review and meta-analysis on the long-term consequences of breastfeeding. The Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health of the WHO has now commissioned an update of this review. The following long-term outcomes were reviewed: blood pressure, type-2 diabetes, serum cholesterol, overweight and obesity, and intellectual performance.
"These outcomes are of great interest to researchers, as made evident by the number of publications identified: 60 new publications were identified since 2006. This report describes the methods, results and conclusions of this updated review," WHO said.
According to the report, the meta-analyses of overweight/obesity, blood pressure, diabetes and intelligence suggest that benefits are larger for children and adolescents, and smallest among adults, suggesting a gradual dilution of the effect with time.
Click here to download the report.
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