World Health Organization Recommends Steps for Prevention of Obesity
The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking ways to prevent obesity after the new findings revealed by a recent study. The new study that came out along with the recommendations from the WHO says that the government should definitely slow down the obesity epidemic by supervising the fast food globally.
WHO Feels that Government Should Have Greater Control
The organization believes that the government should have more control, because if they did, they would have been able to reverse the growing problem of obesity in the world. They consider chips, burgers and also drink as the major contributors to obesity problem. Obesity can result in long term health issues like heart disease, diabetes and also cancer.
Robert De Vogli from California who led the study believes that until major steps are not taken in order to avoid and prevent obesity there will be devastating consequences for all governments, public health and also growth of the world.
The WHO wants the government to be proactive by doing something to prevent the obesity problem until it is just rampant, costing much more for the health, individuals and even society. Prevention is the only key as many diets fail and it gets highly difficult for people to lose weight after they have gained it.
Resourceful Policies
Few policies that might be really helpful include the sale of healthy and fresh food, making it less profitable for people to sell processed foods and drinks. Controlling the advertising of fast food products might also help.
Areas with Highest Obesity Concerns
The deregulation and globalization affected areas saw an increase in the number of fast food take out times on the basis of per person. The places that gained the most were Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Ireland with countries like Netherlands, Italy, Belgium and also Greece, which had few transactions due to strict rules and regulations.
This depiction by WHO and its Department of Nutrition proves how government can be important to its people's health.
There is a high need of policies that could help people in several areas, including social welfare, education, health, industry and even agriculture. It is not always the role of fast food; exercise and other activities are also important in maintaining good health.
The recent studies on obesity shows that being overweight right from the kindergarten can lead to obesity in teenage and even in adulthood and this explains why parents and also children should be extra careful about their diet and also health from the early years.
source: stixs.in