HEALTH POLICY 3400: TRIMMING THE
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T or F: Obesity and overweight individuals has been increasing in many countries,
including Canada - ANSWER-True
The WHO and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
have both referred obesity as a global epidemic
The rise of obesity rates has been linked to the - ANSWER-"nutritional transition"
Nutritional Transition: - ANSWER-a shift in global diets, food practices and food supply
chains towards greater quantity and variety of foods, accompanied by an increase in
consumption in meats, fats and processed foods
Morbidity and mortality rates are increasing and linked to non-communicable disease
like - ANSWER-cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory diseases, some cancers,
and diabetes
T or F: Obesity is not only its own health problem, but it is often accompanied by
another chronic disease - ANSWER-True
Why is data for obesity hard to obtain? - ANSWER-Data is hard to obtain for obesity
because sources like self-reports, people tend to put their weight lower (especially if
they are overweight)
Life span of obesity individuals compared to non-obese - ANSWER-Studies show that
the lifespan of obese individuals are 2-4 years shorter than the normal weight
individuals
Those who are severely obese is 8-10 years shorter
T or F: More children are obese in this generation so it is shown they may have a
shorter life expectancy than their parents - ANSWER-True
What populations have higher rates of obesity - ANSWER-Those disadvantaged in
terms of income and education tend to have higher rates of obesity
T or F: Interventions for obesity would not be visible for many years - ANSWER-True
, Obesity results in a combination of - ANSWER-biological and behavioural factors (diet
and physical activity)
Lalonde Report: 4 factors affecting human health - ANSWER-1. Human Biology:
Biological/genetic causes (few cases)
2. Lifestyle: Too little physical activity, consumption of more calories than needed
(majority of cases)
3. Environment: Connects with lifestyle -- communities that are orientated towards
transportation by automobile than by foot and the types of products available and what
is being produced by the food industry
4. Health Care Organization: Tries to deal with illnesses, but the real way to treat these
illnesses is by working on the root causes and how to prevent these conditions from
arising in the first place
What are some policy options to help the obesity epidemic? - ANSWER-- Provide better
information to people about healthy eating
- Nutrition labels and facts have been used but people have a hard time interpreting
these labels (Especially how "servings" can be defined differently on these item labels)
- Restaurants could provide nutritional information (This would be very expensive to
have to do this for all food items on your menu) and it would be hard to identify where
this information should be presented (Menus? Website? In the restaurant?)
- Ban certain ingredients (ex. Trans fat)
Limit certain items available in schools
Make healthy foods less expensive
What are some policy options to help the obesity epidemic? (part 2) - ANSWER-The
accessibility to getting to a store with healthy foods (There could be a town with 1
grocery store vs 10 fast food restaurants) Encourage more public transit and other
alternatives to automobiles
Encourage more physical activities (governments could build more recreational facilities
that could be free or sub-sized)
Changing the "built environment" (adding more bike lanes, hiking trails and other
mechanisms to get exercise easier)
Therapies are available Pharmaceuticals to suppress appetite, dietary counselling,
behavioural therapy and surgical approaches
What is the problem with implementing these policy options? - ANSWER-The problems
with some of these options is that this interferes with people's choices and autonomy on
what they wish to consume
Stakeholders affected by Obesity - ANSWER-Federal, Provincial, Local governments
(they are responsible to intervene initiatives, interventions and policies)
Associations that deal with illnesses and chronic diseases (ex. Health clinics/hospitals)
FAT- QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
T or F: Obesity and overweight individuals has been increasing in many countries,
including Canada - ANSWER-True
The WHO and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
have both referred obesity as a global epidemic
The rise of obesity rates has been linked to the - ANSWER-"nutritional transition"
Nutritional Transition: - ANSWER-a shift in global diets, food practices and food supply
chains towards greater quantity and variety of foods, accompanied by an increase in
consumption in meats, fats and processed foods
Morbidity and mortality rates are increasing and linked to non-communicable disease
like - ANSWER-cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory diseases, some cancers,
and diabetes
T or F: Obesity is not only its own health problem, but it is often accompanied by
another chronic disease - ANSWER-True
Why is data for obesity hard to obtain? - ANSWER-Data is hard to obtain for obesity
because sources like self-reports, people tend to put their weight lower (especially if
they are overweight)
Life span of obesity individuals compared to non-obese - ANSWER-Studies show that
the lifespan of obese individuals are 2-4 years shorter than the normal weight
individuals
Those who are severely obese is 8-10 years shorter
T or F: More children are obese in this generation so it is shown they may have a
shorter life expectancy than their parents - ANSWER-True
What populations have higher rates of obesity - ANSWER-Those disadvantaged in
terms of income and education tend to have higher rates of obesity
T or F: Interventions for obesity would not be visible for many years - ANSWER-True
, Obesity results in a combination of - ANSWER-biological and behavioural factors (diet
and physical activity)
Lalonde Report: 4 factors affecting human health - ANSWER-1. Human Biology:
Biological/genetic causes (few cases)
2. Lifestyle: Too little physical activity, consumption of more calories than needed
(majority of cases)
3. Environment: Connects with lifestyle -- communities that are orientated towards
transportation by automobile than by foot and the types of products available and what
is being produced by the food industry
4. Health Care Organization: Tries to deal with illnesses, but the real way to treat these
illnesses is by working on the root causes and how to prevent these conditions from
arising in the first place
What are some policy options to help the obesity epidemic? - ANSWER-- Provide better
information to people about healthy eating
- Nutrition labels and facts have been used but people have a hard time interpreting
these labels (Especially how "servings" can be defined differently on these item labels)
- Restaurants could provide nutritional information (This would be very expensive to
have to do this for all food items on your menu) and it would be hard to identify where
this information should be presented (Menus? Website? In the restaurant?)
- Ban certain ingredients (ex. Trans fat)
Limit certain items available in schools
Make healthy foods less expensive
What are some policy options to help the obesity epidemic? (part 2) - ANSWER-The
accessibility to getting to a store with healthy foods (There could be a town with 1
grocery store vs 10 fast food restaurants) Encourage more public transit and other
alternatives to automobiles
Encourage more physical activities (governments could build more recreational facilities
that could be free or sub-sized)
Changing the "built environment" (adding more bike lanes, hiking trails and other
mechanisms to get exercise easier)
Therapies are available Pharmaceuticals to suppress appetite, dietary counselling,
behavioural therapy and surgical approaches
What is the problem with implementing these policy options? - ANSWER-The problems
with some of these options is that this interferes with people's choices and autonomy on
what they wish to consume
Stakeholders affected by Obesity - ANSWER-Federal, Provincial, Local governments
(they are responsible to intervene initiatives, interventions and policies)
Associations that deal with illnesses and chronic diseases (ex. Health clinics/hospitals)
