Tackling Obesity In Asean Prevalence Impact And Guidance On Interventions
Professor chia was a panellist during the launch of the tackling obesity in asean.
Tackling obesity in asean prevalence impact and guidance on interventions. There are numerous health risks including a higher risk of diabetes heart disease and even certain types of cancer. The report findings showed that the philippines had the second lowest overweight and obesity prevalence. In addition to decreasing a person s lifespan obesity also affects their quality of life. The report entitled tackling obesity in asean.
Trading economics 2019 singapore gdp. Prevalence impact and guidance on interventions the economist intelligence unit 2018. Lauer j chisholm d 2009. Improving lifestyles tackling obesity.
Thailand which has long focused on improving nutrition also needs to change public. Obesity can reduce productive years by a weighted average of between four and nine years across the asean region. Oecd health working papers no. Prevalence impact and guidance on interventions presents results on six 6 countries.
Increases in obesity prevalence are driven by a range of interlinked factors including rising incomes urbanisation shifting lifestyles and genetic factors. Obesity prevalence is increasing rapidly in southeast asia costing the region us 10 billion based on a report by the economist intelligence unit. The health and economic impact of prevention strategies. Prevalence impact and guidance on interventions stated that obesity is reducing productive years of an individual within an average of about six to 10 years.
Prevalence impact and guidance on interventions. The philippines indonesia malaysia singapore thailand and vietnam. Obesity also reduces productive working life by an average of four to nine. Prevalence impact and guidance on interventions.
Adding to this list other risks can include osteoarthritis sleep apnoea kidney disease stroke and high blood pressure. Increases in obesity prevalence are driven by a range of interlinked factors including rising incomes urbanisation shifting lifestyles and genetic factors that may trigger obesity among individuals in once. An economist intelligence unit eiu report commissioned by the asia roundtable on food innovation for improved nutrition titled tackling obesity in asean. Tackling obesity in asean.
Indonesia us 2 to 4 billion malaysia us 1 to 2 billion and singapore us 400million to 1 billion. Adult obesity rate in asean countries. Tackling obesity in asean. Obesity and overweight have been steadily increasing in the association of south east asian nations asean over the past three decades.
Prevalence impact and guidance on interventions report on 1 june in singapore.