Session 103: Changing lifestyles and problems associated with overweight and obesity

Thursday, July 21 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Salle Turgot Level +2

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Rethinking the “diseases of affluence” paradigm in global health: patterns of obesity and cardiovascular risk factors in relation to economic development  •  Majid Ezzati, Harvard University; Stephen Vander Hoorn, University of Auckland; Carlene Lawes, University of Auckland; Rachel Leach, International Obesity Task Force (IOTF); W Philip T James, International Obesity Task Force (IOTF); Alan D Lopez, University of Queensland; Anthony Rodgers, University of Auckland; Christopher J.L. Murray, Harvard University

2.	Obesity and waistline obesity in elderly people in Latin America and the Caribbean: are we fat?  •  Flavia Andrade, University of Wisconsin at Madison

3.	Role of lifestyle and diet in emerging obesity among Indian women and its impact upon their health status  •  Praween Kumar Agrawal, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

4.	Risk factors for obesity and associated chronic diseases in Uzbekistan  •  Fred Arnold, ORC Macro; Gulnara Semenov, ORC Macro; Rathavuth Hong, ORC Macro; Altrena G. Mukuria, ORC Macro

5.	Neighbourhood and metropolitan-level determinants of adult overweight and obesity in the United States  •  Enrico Marcelli, Harvard University; David Cutler, Harvard University; S.V. Subramanian, Harvard School of Public Health; Ichiro Kawachi, Harvard School of Public Health

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