News Roundup
CARPHA and COTED Agree to Tackle Obesity in the Caribbean - Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, November 12, 2013: The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and CARICOM’s Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) have agreed to work together to reduce environments that promote obesity in individuals, particularly children. Speaking at the recent Ministers’ Meeting of COTED, the Executive Director of CARPHA, Dr. C. James Hospedales, pointed out that obesogenic environments are a major contributor to accelerating rates of chronic health conditions such as obesity in children, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer; while at the same time significantly increasing the associated costs to families, business and government. Given the huge burden and costs related to chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCDs), Dr. Hospedales proposed that the time is right for trade and health to look at joint measures geared at reducing obesogenic environments and obesity. Read more
Promoting Healthy Living in the Americas: Multisectoral Interventions to reduce health risk factors - Washington DC November 18th 2013 Purpose to bring togetherpolicy makers and leading experts to share country experiences and lessons from recent promising multisectoral interventions to reduce health risk factors and explore the implications from policy making. Read more You can particpate virtually at this event Click here for instructions.
FDA Targets Trans Fat in Processed Foods - Today, the FDA announced a preliminary determination that partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), the primary dietary source of artificial trans fat in processed foods, are not “generally recognized as safe” or GRAS for use in food. A Federal Register Notice will publish tomorrow (November 8) titled “Tentative Determination Regarding Partially Hydrogenated Oils; Request for Comments and for Scientific Data and Information.”. The prepublication version is available here. The comment period is 60 days. The FDA website has regular updates here
NCD Child Connect - WHO Consultation Process - Many exciting discussions are happening at WHO in regards to the NCD architecture stemming from WHA66, including consultations around the Global Action Plan 2013-2020. Discussion Paper - Addressing the Social Determinants of Noncommunicable Disease, UNDP has released a comprehensive paper discussing the social determinants of NCDs. Be an NCDFREE change-maker - NCDFREE is challenging you to get in the garden, swap your car for your legs, break up with cola, make-out with a tomato... your choice. Identifying and Addressing the Needs of Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer - Workshop Summary. Read more
Your world needs you. Ten things you can do today for NCDs. - Here are ten simple things you can do today to start making a difference for NCDs. 1. Break up with soft-drink, 2. Reconnect with your food, 3. Make change in your own urban neighbourhood, 4. BigFood: Reject the status quo Read more
NCD Alliance E-Alert - Update: WHO consultations on NCD framework - Member States are meeting in Geneva this week to discuss and agree core elements of the global NCD framework: the global coordination mechanism (GCM), the terms UN Interagency Task force on NCDs, and action plan indicators to measure progress in implementing the WHO Global NCD Action Plan 2013-2020. New NCD Alliance and WCRF International policy brief: Food, Nutrition, Diet, and NCDs. Read more
Vitamins don’t prevent heart disease or cancer, experts find - There’s not much evidence that vitamins can prevent heart disease or cancer – the two leading killers of Americans, experts said Monday. Even though half the U.S. population pops vitamins in the belief they can help people live longer, healthier lives, a very extensive look at the studies that have been done show it may be a waste of time when it comes to preventing the diseases most likely to kill you. more
NCD Articles on WebMD
- Type 1: What You Should Know - Get the facts about type 1, including what causes it, long-term complications, and treatment methods. Read more
- 10 Superfoods for Type 2 - Learn the benefits of these diabetes-friendly superfoods. Plus, get 4 helpful recipe ideas. Read more
- Girl's Guide to Cancer - It's not fun to think about your cancer risk. But there's a lot you can do to prevent, treat, and beat breast cancer. Read more
- Best and Worst Appetizers - These popular menu items have shocking amounts of calories, fat, and sodium. See for yourself, so you can avoid them. Read more
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