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The Obesity Pandemic | Andrew Newton | TEDxDouglas


good evening ladies and gentlemen i’m

good evening ladies and gentlemen i’m here to talk today under the title the

here to talk today under the title the

here to talk today under the title the obesity pandemic can we stomach a

obesity pandemic can we stomach a

obesity pandemic can we stomach a solution I’ll come back to this later so

solution I’ll come back to this later so

solution I’ll come back to this later so what is the current position and one is

what is the current position and one is

what is the current position and one is the issue the world is experiencing a

the issue the world is experiencing a

the issue the world is experiencing a global epidemic or pandemic of a bee

global epidemic or pandemic of a bee

global epidemic or pandemic of a bee sting when overweight individuals the

sting when overweight individuals the

sting when overweight individuals the world health organization currently

world health organization currently

world health organization currently estimate that forty percent of the adult

estimate that forty percent of the adult

estimate that forty percent of the adult population of the world overweight out

population of the world overweight out

population of the world overweight out of this big at thirteen percent or obese

of this big at thirteen percent or obese

of this big at thirteen percent or obese this figure has dope in last 30 years

this figure has dope in last 30 years

this figure has dope in last 30 years alone and it’s not just a cause for

alone and it’s not just a cause for

alone and it’s not just a cause for concern for developed nations like Iran

concern for developed nations like Iran

concern for developed nations like Iran it’s also one that designed to is in

it’s also one that designed to is in

it’s also one that designed to is in itself in developing nations around the

itself in developing nations around the

itself in developing nations around the world a truly global issue so no man is

world a truly global issue so no man is

world a truly global issue so no man is an island and the island man does not

an island and the island man does not

an island and the island man does not escape this issue in 2009 the Isle of

escape this issue in 2009 the Isle of

escape this issue in 2009 the Isle of Man health and lifestyle study showed

Man health and lifestyle study showed

Man health and lifestyle study showed that fifty percent in Seattle

that fifty percent in Seattle

that fifty percent in Seattle populations gathered Matt we’ve

populations gathered Matt we’ve

populations gathered Matt we’ve overweight or obese these figures

overweight or obese these figures

overweight or obese these figures resembled strongly those of the UK and

resembled strongly those of the UK and

resembled strongly those of the UK and recent statistics in the UK suggest this

recent statistics in the UK suggest this

recent statistics in the UK suggest this figure is now over sixty percent

figure is now over sixty percent

figure is now over sixty percent overweight or obese obviously a great

overweight or obese obviously a great

overweight or obese obviously a great concern and in 2013 figures for

concern and in 2013 figures for

concern and in 2013 figures for reception age school children in the

reception age school children in the

reception age school children in the ant-man at the first year primary school

ant-man at the first year primary school

ant-man at the first year primary school children suggested twenty percent were

children suggested twenty percent were

children suggested twenty percent were overweight or obese so something that’s

overweight or obese so something that’s

overweight or obese so something that’s manifesting itself in our younger

manifesting itself in our younger

manifesting itself in our younger generation is one this drew Allen bell

generation is one this drew Allen bell

generation is one this drew Allen bell chief minister to identify 2013 the

chief minister to identify 2013 the

chief minister to identify 2013 the parents should take responsibility of

parents should take responsibility of

parents should take responsibility of their children and their diets and for

their children and their diets and for

their children and their diets and for their own diets in pursuit of writing

their own diets in pursuit of writing

their own diets in pursuit of writing this issue and why is it that why can’t

this issue and why is it that why can’t

this issue and why is it that why can’t we be fat or at least derivatives are

we be fat or at least derivatives are

we be fat or at least derivatives are Melissa that the issue is not about

Melissa that the issue is not about

Melissa that the issue is not about obesity another way in fact that’s just

obesity another way in fact that’s just

obesity another way in fact that’s just a manifestation a visual manifestation

a manifestation a visual manifestation

a manifestation a visual manifestation of the greater issue this is illustrated

of the greater issue this is illustrated

of the greater issue this is illustrated well by statistic from the United States

well by statistic from the United States

well by statistic from the United States which showed that forty percent of

which showed that forty percent of

which showed that forty percent of normal weight adults like myself and my

normal weight adults like myself and my

normal weight adults like myself and my many of you in the audience today are

many of you in the audience today are

many of you in the audience today are actually exhibiting obesity internally

actually exhibiting obesity internally

actually exhibiting obesity internally free fat deposits around organs in a top

free fat deposits around organs in a top

free fat deposits around organs in a top of that and this is the great concern

of that and this is the great concern

of that and this is the great concern because the underwriting is one day

because the underwriting is one day

because the underwriting is one day overriding concern is chronic disease

overriding concern is chronic disease

overriding concern is chronic disease not be city which is a visual

not be city which is a visual

not be city which is a visual manifestation of them so what is quite

manifestation of them so what is quite

manifestation of them so what is quite disease well in 2011 start with the

disease well in 2011 start with the

disease well in 2011 start with the United Nations identified that the first

United Nations identified that the first

United Nations identified that the first time ever chronic disease had account

time ever chronic disease had account

time ever chronic disease had account for more deaths in the world’s

for more deaths in the world’s

for more deaths in the world’s population than communicable diseases

population than communicable diseases

population than communicable diseases such as HIV and AIDS and malaria the

such as HIV and AIDS and malaria the

such as HIV and AIDS and malaria the disease’s encapsulated by the term

disease’s encapsulated by the term

disease’s encapsulated by the term chronic disease are things like heart

chronic disease are things like heart

chronic disease are things like heart disease which counts for one in five

disease which counts for one in five

disease which counts for one in five deaths in the UK population for a new

deaths in the UK population for a new

deaths in the UK population for a new type 2 diabetes which accounts for

type 2 diabetes which accounts for

type 2 diabetes which accounts for nearly ten percent in the population of

nearly ten percent in the population of

nearly ten percent in the population of the adults and things like liver disease

the adults and things like liver disease

the adults and things like liver disease after cirrhosis hypertension count

after cirrhosis hypertension count

after cirrhosis hypertension count strokes certain forms of cancer and

strokes certain forms of cancer and

strokes certain forms of cancer and skeptical of hepatitis so what is the

skeptical of hepatitis so what is the

skeptical of hepatitis so what is the cost for society because of this well

cost for society because of this well

cost for society because of this well currently estimates for the UK suggest

currently estimates for the UK suggest

currently estimates for the UK suggest that there’s a 14 billion pound direct

that there’s a 14 billion pound direct

that there’s a 14 billion pound direct costs the NHS for treating these

costs the NHS for treating these

costs the NHS for treating these conditions is chronic diseases and an

conditions is chronic diseases and an

conditions is chronic diseases and an estimation of a 27 billion pound costs a

estimation of a 27 billion pound costs a

estimation of a 27 billion pound costs a wider society through lost economy and

wider society through lost economy and

wider society through lost economy and sick things taken and lost utility lost

sick things taken and lost utility lost

sick things taken and lost utility lost capacity to the economy if we make a

capacity to the economy if we make a

capacity to the economy if we make a crude at student from these figures to

crude at student from these figures to

crude at student from these figures to extrapolate to the unplanned situation

extrapolate to the unplanned situation

extrapolate to the unplanned situation that would suggest a figure of around a

that would suggest a figure of around a

that would suggest a figure of around a tingling and to address the direct cost

tingling and to address the direct cost

tingling and to address the direct cost the NHS progress in these conditions and

the NHS progress in these conditions and

the NHS progress in these conditions and also a third five moving costs to the

also a third five moving costs to the

also a third five moving costs to the wider society in the island map through

wider society in the island map through

wider society in the island map through the lost economy and sick days taking

the lost economy and sick days taking

the lost economy and sick days taking this is obviously a great concern

so we’re identify the problem the

so we’re identify the problem the chronic disease dynasty and we’d

chronic disease dynasty and we’d

chronic disease dynasty and we’d identified the issue to society the

identified the issue to society the

identified the issue to society the massive costs that were exhibited a

massive costs that were exhibited a

massive costs that were exhibited a massive burden is placing on our

massive burden is placing on our

massive burden is placing on our thoughts and not only your ass developed

thoughts and not only your ass developed

thoughts and not only your ass developed nations also developing nations which

nations also developing nations which

nations also developing nations which affect the infrastructure all the health

affect the infrastructure all the health

affect the infrastructure all the health services to cope with this issue this

services to cope with this issue this

services to cope with this issue this was mistaken maybe 2008 and represents

was mistaken maybe 2008 and represents

was mistaken maybe 2008 and represents the idea that is individual

the idea that is individual

the idea that is individual responsibility individuals are choosing

responsibility individuals are choosing

responsibility individuals are choosing what they consume it and it’s their

what they consume it and it’s their

what they consume it and it’s their fault and they should take the burden

fault and they should take the burden

fault and they should take the burden for it and change that habits but I

for it and change that habits but I

for it and change that habits but I think that that’s looking through the

think that that’s looking through the

think that that’s looking through the lens the wrong way what we should be

lens the wrong way what we should be

lens the wrong way what we should be looking at is the environment and

looking at is the environment and

looking at is the environment and specifically the last 40 years and then

specifically the last 40 years and then

specifically the last 40 years and then looking back at the individual who is

looking back at the individual who is

looking back at the individual who is going to be subject to this environment

going to be subject to this environment

going to be subject to this environment and what is it in our environment that’s

and what is it in our environment that’s

and what is it in our environment that’s causing this problem this data this

causing this problem this data this

causing this problem this data this graphic illustrates the increased

graphic illustrates the increased

graphic illustrates the increased consumption of sugar in our environment

consumption of sugar in our environment

consumption of sugar in our environment over the last 30 years but over last 300

over the last 30 years but over last 300

over the last 30 years but over last 300 years but no splint on small kids and

years but no splint on small kids and

years but no splint on small kids and against the increase in obesity so what

against the increase in obesity so what

against the increase in obesity so what is it actually that’s causing the

is it actually that’s causing the

is it actually that’s causing the problem children is made up of glucose

problem children is made up of glucose

problem children is made up of glucose and fructose and I was a list of

and fructose and I was a list of

and fructose and I was a list of products within the sugar in our diets

products within the sugar in our diets

products within the sugar in our diets is causing this real problem fructose is

is causing this real problem fructose is

is causing this real problem fructose is in implicated on all these quite

in implicated on all these quite

in implicated on all these quite diseases when you help consumer a can of

diseases when you help consumer a can of

diseases when you help consumer a can of soda what you actually consuming this

soda what you actually consuming this

soda what you actually consuming this path because progress is metalizer

path because progress is metalizer

path because progress is metalizer delivered as fact then it has an issue

delivered as fact then it has an issue

delivered as fact then it has an issue with liver disease cirrhosis information

with liver disease cirrhosis information

with liver disease cirrhosis information another one for dismantle eyes next and

another one for dismantle eyes next and

another one for dismantle eyes next and an issue of insulin resistance creating

an issue of insulin resistance creating

an issue of insulin resistance creating internal resistance around under that

internal resistance around under that

internal resistance around under that which causes the pancreas to boost of

which causes the pancreas to boost of

which causes the pancreas to boost of interest in all of the body creating it

interest in all of the body creating it

interest in all of the body creating it initially next state which has an

initially next state which has an

initially next state which has an implication

implication

implication 2 diabetes then you have atherosclerosis

2 diabetes then you have atherosclerosis

2 diabetes then you have atherosclerosis build up the fat deposits around the

build up the fat deposits around the

build up the fat deposits around the interior world in arteries so heart

interior world in arteries so heart

interior world in arteries so heart disease then you have uric acid which is

disease then you have uric acid which is

disease then you have uric acid which is released and when for dis metallized and

released and when for dis metallized and

released and when for dis metallized and that’s implicated for hypertension and

that’s implicated for hypertension and

that’s implicated for hypertension and gamma all these chronic diseases heart

gamma all these chronic diseases heart

gamma all these chronic diseases heart disease strokes after cirrhosis liver

disease strokes after cirrhosis liver

disease strokes after cirrhosis liver disease d’architecture diabetes galvin

disease d’architecture diabetes galvin

disease d’architecture diabetes galvin hypertension so weird learned by the

hypertension so weird learned by the

hypertension so weird learned by the problem we’ve identified the issue to

problem we’ve identified the issue to

problem we’ve identified the issue to society and sugar is and fructose

society and sugar is and fructose

society and sugar is and fructose specifically is encased in this so

specifically is encased in this so

specifically is encased in this so should augment we do some interests and

should augment we do some interests and

should augment we do some interests and should governments around the world

should governments around the world

should governments around the world between some interests I will sir this

between some interests I will sir this

between some interests I will sir this public health epidemic and it’s not

public health epidemic and it’s not

public health epidemic and it’s not individual responsibility it’s going to

individual responsibility it’s going to

individual responsibility it’s going to change this when it’s a public health

change this when it’s a public health

change this when it’s a public health issue why well fructose is appointed one

issue why well fructose is appointed one

issue why well fructose is appointed one chronically consumer and it pervades our

chronically consumer and it pervades our

chronically consumer and it pervades our diet it’s ubiquitous it’s all over the

diet it’s ubiquitous it’s all over the

diet it’s ubiquitous it’s all over the place we can’t escape it poison

place we can’t escape it poison

place we can’t escape it poison ubiquitous number three we appease it we

ubiquitous number three we appease it we

ubiquitous number three we appease it we can’t stop consuming it there is an

can’t stop consuming it there is an

can’t stop consuming it there is an implication that when fruit juices

implication that when fruit juices

implication that when fruit juices califican soup and there are interesting

califican soup and there are interesting

califican soup and there are interesting issues then the signal hormone leptin

issues then the signal hormone leptin

issues then the signal hormone leptin which Saints to our brain cells are full

which Saints to our brain cells are full

which Saints to our brain cells are full we awful is switched off so we have a

we awful is switched off so we have a

we awful is switched off so we have a piece issues and then lastly we have as

piece issues and then lastly we have as

piece issues and then lastly we have as identified the negative externality

identified the negative externality

identified the negative externality society the huge financial burden swap

society the huge financial burden swap

society the huge financial burden swap entities and global communities so

entities and global communities so

entities and global communities so confident man government the dresser

confident man government the dresser

confident man government the dresser this is what companies reduce the cell

this is what companies reduce the cell

this is what companies reduce the cell project so we can reverse engineer that

project so we can reverse engineer that

project so we can reverse engineer that product placement should we sell these

product placement should we sell these

product placement should we sell these products in our schools and our

products in our schools and our

products in our schools and our hospitals would we sell be here in the

hospitals would we sell be here in the

hospitals would we sell be here in the school well bien has an acute effects on

school well bien has an acute effects on

school well bien has an acute effects on the brain when’s metallized but the

the brain when’s metallized but the

the brain when’s metallized but the prognosis doesn’t exhibit that however

prognosis doesn’t exhibit that however

prognosis doesn’t exhibit that however look at via the liver disease interested

look at via the liver disease interested

look at via the liver disease interested in resistance type 2 diabetes palsy

in resistance type 2 diabetes palsy

in resistance type 2 diabetes palsy after she earns it does all these

after she earns it does all these

after she earns it does all these chronic conditions that

chronic conditions that

chronic conditions that so exhibited by footprints will be

so exhibited by footprints will be

so exhibited by footprints will be stopped being told you this is somewhere

stopped being told you this is somewhere

stopped being told you this is somewhere where they are my government because

where they are my government because

where they are my government because then product this is somewhere area

then product this is somewhere area

then product this is somewhere area which is going to have less influence

which is going to have less influence

which is going to have less influence because these problems or shakes the

because these problems or shakes the

because these problems or shakes the earth man we don’t have the implement

earth man we don’t have the implement

earth man we don’t have the implement and the remit to regulate in a

and the remit to regulate in a

and the remit to regulate in a production our information women have an

production our information women have an

production our information women have an impact we couldn’t address things like

impact we couldn’t address things like

impact we couldn’t address things like marketing internet or Martin on TV

marketing internet or Martin on TV

marketing internet or Martin on TV however we could look at bullying

however we could look at bullying

however we could look at bullying strategies but I won’t get 13 free and

strategies but I won’t get 13 free and

strategies but I won’t get 13 free and strategies that can spend companies used

strategies that can spend companies used

strategies that can spend companies used to sell their products and increase our

to sell their products and increase our

to sell their products and increase our consumption of these products causing an

consumption of these products causing an

consumption of these products causing an accident negative issues this is

accident negative issues this is

accident negative issues this is something negative interest and lastly

something negative interest and lastly

something negative interest and lastly prime identifying is it something that

prime identifying is it something that

prime identifying is it something that man could do should they do and will

man could do should they do and will

man could do should they do and will solve a problem or rather system

solve a problem or rather system

solve a problem or rather system educating this great issue so number one

educating this great issue so number one

educating this great issue so number one why shouldn’t sweet beverages

why shouldn’t sweet beverages

why shouldn’t sweet beverages sugar-sweetened beverages are implicated

sugar-sweetened beverages are implicated

sugar-sweetened beverages are implicated as one of the greatest concerns why

as one of the greatest concerns why

as one of the greatest concerns why first thing you consume the product

first thing you consume the product

first thing you consume the product without fiber so it hits the linen

without fiber so it hits the linen

without fiber so it hits the linen straight away and that’s where the liver

straight away and that’s where the liver

straight away and that’s where the liver but whilst when problems arise the

but whilst when problems arise the

but whilst when problems arise the insulin resistance the family dinner

insulin resistance the family dinner

insulin resistance the family dinner with lipogenesis secondly you wouldn’t

with lipogenesis secondly you wouldn’t

with lipogenesis secondly you wouldn’t go into a shop by five oranges sit down

go into a shop by five oranges sit down

go into a shop by five oranges sit down and then eat through you’d probably get

and then eat through you’d probably get

and then eat through you’d probably get through three oranges the fiber was

through three oranges the fiber was

through three oranges the fiber was stopping just a tidy signal would tell

stopping just a tidy signal would tell

stopping just a tidy signal would tell you I’m full I don’t need any more but

you I’m full I don’t need any more but

you I’m full I don’t need any more but then you’re going to squeeze five

then you’re going to squeeze five

then you’re going to squeeze five oranges into a glass of orange juice

oranges into a glass of orange juice

oranges into a glass of orange juice that’s maybe 50 ml your knock it back in

that’s maybe 50 ml your knock it back in

that’s maybe 50 ml your knock it back in two seconds that is when the issue

two seconds that is when the issue

two seconds that is when the issue arises that’s when the front there’s its

arises that’s when the front there’s its

arises that’s when the front there’s its little really quickly that’s when these

little really quickly that’s when these

little really quickly that’s when these quite conditions develop it’s not just

quite conditions develop it’s not just

quite conditions develop it’s not just about soda it’s all about all these

about soda it’s all about all these

about soda it’s all about all these sugar sweetened beverages they only

sugar sweetened beverages they only

sugar sweetened beverages they only medium where we are feeding our disease

medium where we are feeding our disease

medium where we are feeding our disease or sick people lastly these products are

or sick people lastly these products are

or sick people lastly these products are very cheap but they have a huge social

very cheap but they have a huge social

very cheap but they have a huge social implication a massive cost or society so

implication a massive cost or society so

implication a massive cost or society so attacks introduced to write this what

attacks introduced to write this what

attacks introduced to write this what it’s is so to close I think it’s

it’s is so to close I think it’s

it’s is so to close I think it’s imperative that we act now and this can

imperative that we act now and this can

imperative that we act now and this can be a great good for

be a great good for

be a great good for society and we could hold up the mantle

society and we could hold up the mantle

society and we could hold up the mantle to the size of the rest of the world who

to the size of the rest of the world who

to the size of the rest of the world who are also suffering these conditions but

are also suffering these conditions but

are also suffering these conditions but I appeal to the audience today if you

I appeal to the audience today if you

I appeal to the audience today if you can assist me in this drive please come

can assist me in this drive please come

can assist me in this drive please come to me talk to me afterwards

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