In this deeply worrying article, Sky News reports experts saying the number of UK youngsters diagnosed with cancer has rocketed because of pollution, pesticides and poor diets.
Source: Cancer Cases In Children Leap By 40% In 16 Years
Let me ask an open question:
What additional should the UK government take at the policy level to reduce childhood obesity and encourage excercise?
Thoughts?
Map of Obesity in Adult Females (% of adult population with BMI 30+) per country. Using data updated until December 2008. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Obesity map 2006 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
This is a must-read report from NBC. It cites a new report looking at what causes stomach cancer found three new somewhat surprising links: alcohol, processed meat and obesity.
Source: Booze, Bacon and Obesity Linked to Stomach Cancer – NBC News
Excess alcohol, process meat and obesity are all unnatural, so it’s surely not so surprising that these are linked to stomach cancer.
If people abuse themselves with excess and the burden falls on the wider society, like in the UK’s example the NHS, it is the responsibility of governments to intervene.
Let me ask an open question:
How should responsible governments intervene to reduce consumption of alcohol, processed meat and increasing obesity?
Thoughts?
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