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Overweight or obese population
OECD - 20XX
The overweight or obese population is defined as the inhabitants with excessive weight presenting health risks because of the high proportion of body fat. The most frequently used measure is based on the body mass index (BMI), which is a single number that evaluates an individual's weight in...
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Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyles : Best Practices in Public Health
OECD - 2022
Overweight and obesity affects over half of all men and women in OECD countries. This has significant health and …
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Obesity and the Economics of Prevention : Fit not Fat
2010
half of the OECD, 50% or more of the population is overweight. A key risk factor for numerous chronic diseases, obesity is … the obesity problem. It examines the scale and characteristics of the epidemic, the respective roles and influence of … contributions from health and obesity experts, including Marc Suhrcke, Tim Lobstein, Donald Kenkel and Francesco Branca. “a valuable …
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The heavy burden of obesity : the economics of prevention
OECD - 2019
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The heavy burden of obesity : the economics of prevention
OECD - 2019 - Launch version
individuals, society and the economy. Using microsimulation modelling, this book analyses the burden of obesity and overweight in …
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Public Sector Leadership for the 21st Century
2001
In an era of globalisation, decentralisation, and knowledge-based economies, governments are having to reshape public sector leadership to cope with new challenges. This environment requires new roles for public sector leaders including change agents, promoters of enhanced performance,...
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Industry self regulation : role and use in supporting consumer interests
2015
In 2010, the OECD’s Committee on Consumer Policy published a Consumer Policy Toolkit, which provides a framework for developing and implementing effective consumer policies (OECD, 2010). The report notes that industry self-regulation (ISR) can play an important role in addressing consumer...
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Test No. 305: Bioaccumulation in Fish: Aqueous and Dietary Exposure
2012
This Test Guideline describes a procedure for characterising the bioconcentration potential of substances in fish, using an aqueous (standard and minimised tests) or dietary exposure, under flow-through conditions (but semi-static regimes are permissible). Independent of the chosen exposure...
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Nanotechnology and tyres : greening industry and transport
2014
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