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Multidisciplinary Approach to Obesity Management: A Case Report
Published on: May 30, 2025
Emerging nutrition challenges: policies to tackle under-nutrition, obesity and chronic diseases
Denise Costa Coitinho1, Juan A Rivera, Ricardo Uauy
1Reach, Inter-Agency Team on Child Hunger and Undernutrition, World Food Programme, World Health Organization, Rome, Italy.
Abstract:
On 19 May, 2008, Mexico's Secretary of Health, Dr José Angel Córdova Villalobos, hosted an event entitled Emerging Nutrition Challenges: Policies to Tackle Under-nutrition, Obesity and Chronic Diseases. Held in conjunction with the World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, nearly 100 delegates from over 30 countries attended. The International Association of Infant Food Manufacturers and the International Hospital Federation supported Mexico in its sponsorship of this event. Dr Villalobos provided opening remarks including an overview of Mexico's public policies to prevent obesity and chronic diseases. Dr. Mauricio Hernández, Mexico's Undersecretary of Health, moderated as six experts from around the world spoke on issues relating to the nutrition "double burden" (i.e. malnourishment and obesity), successful interventions and policy opportunities for improving nutrition, preventing obesity and enhancing health outcomes. Following are abstracts from their presentations.
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