WHO warns of burden created by chronic diseases

The World Health Organization has released a global report that has indicated that non-communicable diseases (NCD'S)had reached epidemic proportions and now posed a greater risk than diseases like HIV or tuberculosis. NCD's had accounted for 63% or 36 million of the 57 million deaths occurring in 2008.

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WHO recommends food marketing curbs for child obesity

A recent Reuters article discusses the recent recommendations by the World Health Organization (WHO) that encourage governments to work with industry to restrict child focused advertising of foods high in salt, sugar and fat in order to tackle the epidemic of obesity and other related diseases. According to Dr. Armstrong who heads the WHO's efforts on promoting healthy diet and physical education, non-communicable diseases now account for 90% of premature deaths in low and middle-income countries, where obesity is a rising problem.