加勒比地区的肥胖问题:公共政策的案例

F. Henry
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肥胖的流行无声地不断升级,是加勒比地区大多数人死亡的根本原因。如果不采取行动遏制我们日益超重的人口,由此产生的慢性病负担将使我们的卫生系统不堪重负,并最终阻碍我们的整体健康和经济发展。为了有效地与肥胖作斗争,需要清楚地认识到驱动因素和障碍,并采取行动。本文认为,肥胖患病率的大幅下降更有可能来自与环境相关的结构性和政策变化,而不是针对个人的医疗干预。从五个方面阐述了加勒比地区肥胖问题的复杂性,并针对每一个方面提出了强有力的公共政策措施,这些措施可以为改变个人在健康饮食和增加体育活动方面的行为创造必要的有利环境。该文件提出了可以大大减少加勒比国家个别或集体肥胖的政策选择。
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Obesity in the Caribbean: A Case for Public Policies
The silent escalating epidemic of obesity is the underlying cause of most deaths in the Caribbean. If action is not taken to curb our increasingly overweight populations the resultant burden of chronic diseases will overwhelm our health systems and ultimately retard our overall health and economic development. To effectively combat obesity, the driving forces as well as the obstacles need to be clearly identified and acted upon. This paper argues that substantial reductions in the prevalence of obesity are more likely to come from structural and policy related changes to the environment than from medical interventions targeted at the individual. The complexity of the obesity problem in the Caribbean is elaborated in five dimensions and for each one the case is made for strong public policy measures which can create the conducive environment necessary for individual behaviour change regarding healthy eating and increased physical activity. The paper presents policy options that could substantially reduce obesity in Caribbean countries individually, or collectively.
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