2015 blogs
June 2015
- My conflict with IFSO Position Statement on Bariatric Surgery for Class I Obesity | Author: Jerome Dargent (France)
- Adopting healthy eating habits in Peru’s community kitchens: The Comedores Populares experience | Authors: Rocío Gálvez, José L. Avilez, Francisco Diez-Canseco, J. Jaime Miranda
- Moving forward the NCD agenda - an update from the 68th World Health Assembly | Author: Hannah Brinsden, World Obesity Federation and City University London
July 2015
- Weight gain at the time of menopause | Author: Dr George Panotopoulos, MD, PhD, Athens, Greece
- Why has it proven difficult to stem the obesity epidemic? | Author: Professor Joseph Proietto, Victoria, Australia
- Five reasons why healthy food procurement is a promising strategy to address obesity | Author: Corinna Hawkes
August 2015
- Is Sleep Deprivation a Contributor to Obesity? | Author: Jean-Philippe Chaput, Ph.D., Canada
- Public engagement as a game changer for obesity prevention? | Author: Dr. Stefanie Vandevijvere, New Zealand
- How can SCOPE benefit health professionals in the UK? | Author: Mohamad Qutub, World Obesity Federation
September 2015
- Keeping the sugar debate in context | Author: Courtney Scott, MPH, RD, United States
- Lifestyle Interventions: running for weight loss | Author: Isabel Brinsden, World Obesity Federation and British Athletics Coach in Running Fitness
October 2015
- How will the World Health Assembly meet its 2025 targets? | Author: Dr Tim Lobstein, World Obesity Federation
- Child malnutrition in the 21st Century | Author: Dr Tim Lobstein, World Obesity Federation
- World Obesity Day in focus | Author: Professor Walmir Coutinho, World Obesity Federation
- In conversation with....Philip James | Author: Professor Philip James, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and World Obesity Federation
- Public Procurement: a double duty action to address obesity and undernutrition | Author: Corinna Hawkes, Co-Chair of the Global Nutrition Report’s International Expert Group
November 2015
- Protecting our right to health | Author: Dr Tim Lobstein, World Obesity Federation
- Sedentary Behaviour: A Threat to Global Health | Author: Jessica Brichta, Research Associate II, The Canadian Alliance for Sustainable Health Care (CASHC)
- Can we prevent obesity through community interventions? | Authors: Jessica Gubbels, Maastricht University and Dr Tim Lobstein, Director of Policy, World Obesity Federation
December 2015
- Farewell to Alfredo Halpern, an obesity pioneer | Author: Professor Walmir Coutinho, World Obesity Federation
- Time is running out – Why childhood obesity is more than a medical concern | Author: Diana Sonntag, Dr. rer.pol | Mannheim Institut for Public Health (MIPH), Medical Faculty of Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
- World Obesity is still standing! | Author: Kevin Scott, World Obesity Federation