Part 3 of the HBO Weight of the Nation

Part 3 of the HBO Weight of the Nation For more information on The Weight of the Nation, visit http://hbo.com/theweightofthenation. Connect with The Weight of the Nation on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theweightofthenation Talking about it on Twitter? Follow @WeightoftheNtn and use #weightofthenation. ...

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Obesity: The little things

In this animated video, we follow a character that comes to the realization that he's become overweight due to making poor choices.  He blames his achy joints and feeling winded on his age. When he realizes his weight is affecting his quality of life, he begins to make small changes in order to drop the extra weight.Learn more at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/publi... or www.hhs.gov/onepoundatati...

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EPHA highlights Vienna Declaration to combat diet-related, non-communicable diseases

European Health Ministers adopt Vienna Declaration to combat diet-related, non-communicable diseases but chose a safe watered-down path through voluntary regulations and weak commitment to breastfeeding At the WHO European Ministerial Conference on Nutrition and Noncommunicable Diseases in the Context of Health 2020, held in Vienna, Austria on 4-5 July 2013, European Ministers of Health renewed their commitment to fight the obesity and poor nutrition-related...

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Obesity the “new norm”: day 1 of nutrition and NCDs conference

05-07-2013 Fun physical activity was brought to the centre of Vienna during the flash mob event on 4 July 2013. Photo: Dale Wightman On the first day of the WHO European Ministerial Conference on Nutrition and Noncommunicable Diseases in the Context of Health 2020, the participants agreed that strong political commitment, work across sectors and policy measures (including regulation and improvement of data and evidence) are all urgently needed...

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Uganda NCD Alliance Mobilizes Village Health Teams

The Uganda NCD Alliance has recently initiated basic NCD training for Village Health Teams around Kampala. I've included the news release below - feel free to email me for further information (gpaton@uncda.org). I'm also pleased to share our new website - please have a look atwww.uncda.org! Cheers, Greg ---------------------- The Uganda Non-Communicable Disease Alliance (UNCDA) has taken an important step forward in piloting a sustainable community...

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