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Obesity: diagnosis and prescription for action in the English-speaking Caribbean.
Obesity has been the silent global epidemic of the last 30 years. This paper will briefly outline the dimensions of the problem in the English-speaking Caribbean; its enormous impact on health, quality of life, morbidity, mortality, and health care costs; its major causes; and a prescription for concerted, urgent regional action. (Rev Panam Salud Pública 2003 13(5):336-340)
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The World Health Report 2002: Reducing Risks, Promoting Healthy Life
Worldwide, healthy life expectancy can be increased by 5 to 10 years if governments and individuals work together to reduce major health risks in each Region. This report examines more than risks to health and identifies interventions that would reduce these risks, thereby increasing healthy life years. The risks to health include underweight, unsafe sex, high blood pressure, tobacco, alcohol, unsafe water and sanitation, cholesterol, indoor smoke from solid fuels, iron deficiency and overweight.
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Obesity among the Poor: An Emerging problem in Latin America and the Caribbean
This chapter of the book "Obesity and Poverty. A New Public Health Challenge", places obesity in the context of the demographic, epidemiological, and nutritional transition in Latin American and the Caribbean. The authors suggest that monitoring of obesity is the foundation for strategy to confront the growing prevalence of non-communicable chronic diseases associated with nutrition, the authors suggest the existence of various obesities, with probable difference in geographic, ethnic, and cultural patterns, an understanding of which should be reflected in research, policy formulation, and decision-making. Page: 3 -- 10. (You can purchase this chapter)
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The World Health Report 2002: Reducing Risks, Promoting Healthy Life

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NCD Surveillance Toolkit: Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases

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