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Obesity Experts Say Scotland Should Follow Mexico With Sugar Taxes to Fund Child Health Projects
Doctors want Scotland to be more like Mexico by slapping a tax on sugary drinks and spending the money raised on child health initiatives.
http://www.ihi.org/about/news/Pages/ObesityExpertsSayScotlandShouldFollowMexicoWithSugarTaxestoFundChildHealthProjects.aspx
Mexicans and Americans came out as the only people fatter than Scots in a survey of 17 countries and experts warn that more needs to be done to tackle our “obesity epidemic”.
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Adults Made 11 Million Physician Visits for Obesity in 2012
The CDC recently released a study on characteristics of physician visits for obesity. Here are some key findings from the report:
• In 2012, 11 million visits to physician offices for obesity were made by adults aged 20 and over.
• The annual visit rate for obesity was 49 visits per 1,000 persons in 2012.
• Women had a significantly higher obesity visit rate (60 visits per 1,000) than men (37 visits).
• Visits for obesity were 25% more likely to include assessments of height, weight and blood pressure.
• Obesity visits were 50% more likely to include testing of blood glucose and lipids.
• Education about nutrition and exercise was 4x more likely to be offered at visits for obesity.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, March 2016
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