Obesity : What's making the world fat? (And what can we do?)
2 June 2014
Location:
University College, London
Times:
17.00 - 19.00
Summary:
In this wide-ranging symposium, experts in their fields will come together to discuss drivers of obesity in early childhood, how we can build healthier cities and what the global food industry can do.
Full Details:
Obesity is as major a risk factor as many non-communicable diseases – and it’s a global problem. The world’s girths are spreading: thirty five per-cent of the world’s adults were defined as overweight by the World Health Organisation in 2008, with over ten per cent defined as obese. While obesity is preventable, it’s a complex problem which doesn’t have one solution.
The panel includes the Chief Marketing Office for Tesco and Prof Tim Lang, who has been at the forefront of debates around public health and the role that food, and food policy play.
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