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Diabetes and obesity

The obesity epidemic in the Pacific Islands

This paper examines the rising levels of obesity in the Pacific Islands, and the challenges in addressing such an issue.

Issues explored in the paper include:

- The global epidemic of obesity
- The Pacific region and its low international profile
- Obesity among Pacific Islanders
- Rise in the prevalence of diabetes
- Challenges to health policy interventions in the Pacific
- Recommendations on how to tackle obesity in the Pacific

Resource link:
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/ moynihan/Programs/dev/pdfs/ curtis5.pdf
Published: 2004
Source: Journal of Development and Social Transformation (http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/ moynihan/Programs/dev/ journal.html)
Added to ADG on: 06 December 2007 , contributed by: ADG team
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