Globalisation:National Obesity Forum - Revision history

Rachel Cunningham at 19:43, 17 November 2010

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Emma Patrick: /* Background */

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Background

Emma Patrick: /* Background */

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Background

Emma Patrick: /* NOF Conference */

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NOF Conference

Emma Patrick: /* NOF Conference */

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NOF Conference

Rachel Cunningham: /* Views on tackling obesity */

2010-11-17T07:48:06Z

Views on tackling obesity

Rachel Cunningham at 16:59, 16 November 2010

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Emma Patrick: /* Background */

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Emma Patrick: /* Background */

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Emma Patrick: /* Background */

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	The 2010 conference ‘Y W8 2 LOSE W8’ was said to be aimed at ‘targeting obesity, diabetes, and the metabolic syndrome'.This conference also celebrated their tenth anniversary as a forum helping in the improvement of health. This conference also took place at the Royal College of Physicians in London, just as the 2009 conference did. The 2010 conference was aimed at all healthcare professions, encouraging people who have an interest in improving health to go along to the conference. <ref> National Obesity Forum "[http://www.nationalobesityforum.org.uk/images/stories/Conferences/2568%20Delegate%20leaflet%20AMENDED_single%20pages.pdf 10th Anniversary Conference Leaflet]" accessed 16 November 2010 </ref>		The 2010 conference ‘Y W8 2 LOSE W8’ was said to be aimed at ‘targeting obesity, diabetes, and the metabolic syndrome'.This conference also celebrated their tenth anniversary as a forum helping in the improvement of health. This conference also took place at the Royal College of Physicians in London, just as the 2009 conference did. The 2010 conference was aimed at all healthcare professions, encouraging people who have an interest in improving health to go along to the conference. <ref> National Obesity Forum "[http://www.nationalobesityforum.org.uk/images/stories/Conferences/2568%20Delegate%20leaflet%20AMENDED_single%20pages.pdf 10th Anniversary Conference Leaflet]" accessed 16 November 2010 </ref>
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		+	==Concluding Remarks==
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	==Contact Information==		==Contact Information==

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	-To encourage the Government to make tackling obesity a priority, in order to save the NHS money in future years.		-To encourage the Government to make tackling obesity a priority, in order to save the NHS money in future years.

		+	They claim to aim to raise awareness of obesity as a disease, and as a result reduce the problems which can be caused by it.
	They state that obesity has a 'knock on effect on the economy, industry, education and government', and so great importance should be placed on the issue. <ref> National Obesity Forum "[http://www.nationalobesityforum.org.uk/ National Obesity Forum Homepage]" accessed 16 November 2010 </ref>		They state that obesity has a 'knock on effect on the economy, industry, education and government', and so great importance should be placed on the issue. <ref> National Obesity Forum "[http://www.nationalobesityforum.org.uk/ National Obesity Forum Homepage]" accessed 16 November 2010 </ref>

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	-To encourage the Government to make tackling obesity a priority, in order to save the NHS money in future years.		-To encourage the Government to make tackling obesity a priority, in order to save the NHS money in future years.

−	They state that obesity has a 'knock on effect on the economy, industry, education and government', and so great importance should be placed on the issue.	+	They state that obesity has a 'knock on effect on the economy, industry, education and government', and so great importance should be placed on the issue. <ref> National Obesity Forum "[http://www.nationalobesityforum.org.uk/ National Obesity Forum Homepage]" accessed 16 November 2010 </ref>

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 ==NOF Conference==
-The NOF’s conferences take place every year and claim to be discussing obesity and the ways in which obesity are being tackled. The NOF’s conferences have been running for 10 years as of October 2010. The two conferences that have been looked at are the 2009 and 2010 conferences. Both conferences are said to be aimed at certain people in certain professions. The professions that both conferences are aimed at are all Healthcare Professionals including Government Representatives, Policy Makers, Healthcare Promotion Specialists, Health Information Services, Food, Pharmaceutical & Leisure Industries and the Media<ref>"[http://www.nationalobesityforum.org.uk/our-conference.html Our Conference]", NOF Website, accessed on 1st November 2010</ref>
+The NOF’s conferences take place every year and claim to be discussing obesity and the ways in which obesity are being tackled. The NOF’s conferences have been running for 10 years as of October 2010. The two conferences that have been looked at are the 2009 and 2010 conferences. Both conferences are said to be aimed at certain people in certain professions. The professions that both conferences are aimed at are all Healthcare Professionals including Government Representatives, Policy Makers, Healthcare Promotion Specialists, Health Information Services, Food, Pharmaceutical & Leisure Industries and the Media<ref>"[http://www.nationalobesityforum.org.uk/our-conference.html National Obesity Forum - Our Conference]"  accessed on 1st November 2010</ref>
 The 2009 conference was held at the Royal College of Physicians and the title of the conference was ‘Obesity – A Time to get serious’. This conference according to the NOF’s own website was said to be ‘another sell out’ thus indicating that prior to 2009 there had been previous sell outs. This conference was said to be aimed at people across the ‘health spectrum’. These people were nurses, surgeons, GP’s and many more. Also included were food representatives from Pizza Hut and Pret a Manger.

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 The aim of this conference according to the NOF website was to highlight the relationship between the health spectrum and the food companies. This relationship was to be highlighted as being a step forward in encouraging healthy eating through the food industries such as Pizza Hut and Pret a Manger and thus reducing obesity as it will be tackled from all angles. <ref>National Obesity Forum "[http://www.nationalobesityforum.org.uk/images/stories/documents/NOF%202009%20CONFERENCE%20REPORT.pdf Obesity: Time to get Serious]" accessed 16 November 2010 </ref>
-The 2010 conference ‘Y W8 2 LOSE W8’ was said to be aimed at ‘targeting obesity, diabetes, and the metabolic syndrome'.This conference also celebrated their tenth anniversary as a forum helping in the improvement of health. This conference also took place at the Royal College of Physicians in London, just as the 2009 conference did. The 2010 conference was aimed at all healthcare professions, encouraging people who have an interest in improving health to go along to the conference.
+The 2010 conference ‘Y W8 2 LOSE W8’ was said to be aimed at ‘targeting obesity, diabetes, and the metabolic syndrome'.This conference also celebrated their tenth anniversary as a forum helping in the improvement of health. This conference also took place at the Royal College of Physicians in London, just as the 2009 conference did. The 2010 conference was aimed at all healthcare professions, encouraging people who have an interest in improving health to go along to the conference. <ref> National Obesity Forum "[http://www.nationalobesityforum.org.uk/images/stories/Conferences/2568%20Delegate%20leaflet%20AMENDED_single%20pages.pdf 10th Anniversary Conference Leaflet]" accessed 16 November 2010 </ref>
 ==Contact Information==

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 *doesn't advise people with medical conditions to seek medical advice before starting a diet <ref> National Obesity Forum, "[http://www.nationalobesityforum.org.uk/families/doing-it-yourself.html Doing it Yourself]" accessed 14 November 2010 </ref>
-However, some of these descriptions are actually describe the very low calorie diets (VLCD) which the NOF advise and are affiliated with. Plans such as 'Slim Fast' and 'Lighter Life' claim to make a client lose a large amount of weight in a relatively short period of time, yet the NOF claim to be against rapid weight loss. Also, many of the VLCD plans which the NOF are affiliated with also provide a rigid menu and cut out many foods, something which the NOF also seem to disapprove of. 'Slim Fast' and 'Lighter Life' use meal replacements rather than 'real' food. There appears to be a conflict of interest here, where the NOF both encourage and discourage VLCDs.
+However, some of these descriptions actually describes the very low calorie diets (VLCD) which the NOF advise and are affiliated with. Plans such as 'Slim Fast' and 'Lighter Life' claim to make a client lose a large amount of weight in a relatively short period of time, yet the NOF claim to be against rapid weight loss. Also, many of the VLCD plans which the NOF are affiliated with also provide a rigid menu and cut out many foods, something which the NOF also seem to disapprove of. 'Slim Fast' and 'Lighter Life' use meal replacements rather than 'real' food. There appears to be a conflict of interest here, where the NOF both encourage and discourage VLCDs.
 The issue of VLCDs is a controversial one, and as such the NOF have released an eight page long statement stating their position on VLCDs. <ref> National Obesity Forum "[http://www.nationalobesityforum.org.uk/images/stories/_Final_version_NOF_consensus_statement_VLEDs.pdf Position statement on the application of Very Low Energy Diets
 in achieving weight loss in the management of obesity]" accessed 14 November 2010 </ref>

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	They state that obesity has a 'knock on effect on the economy, industry, education and government', and so great importance should be placed on the issue.		They state that obesity has a 'knock on effect on the economy, industry, education and government', and so great importance should be placed on the issue.
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	The NOF is currently chaired by Dr [[David Haslam]] who took over in 2008.		The NOF is currently chaired by Dr [[David Haslam]] who took over in 2008.

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	-To encourage the Government to make tackling obesity a priority, in order to save the NHS money in future years.		-To encourage the Government to make tackling obesity a priority, in order to save the NHS money in future years.

		+	They state that obesity has a 'knock on effect on the economy, industry, education and government', and so great importance should be placed on the issue.

	The NOF is currently chaired by Dr [[David Haslam]] who took over in 2008.		The NOF is currently chaired by Dr [[David Haslam]] who took over in 2008.

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	The main aims of the NOF are to:		The main aims of the NOF are to:
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	-Increase the public focus on obesity and develop more awareness about the health implications.		-Increase the public focus on obesity and develop more awareness about the health implications.