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53rd Annual ESPE (ESPE 2014)

Dublin, Ireland
18 Sep 2014 - 20 Sep 2014

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Plenary Lectures

Obesity: Novel Treatments and the Imperative for Prevention

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Obesity: Novel Treatments and the Imperative for Prevention

O'Shea Donal

Obesity has doubled in the developed world in the last 10 years. In the last year both the EU and WHO have launched high level commissions to address childhood obesity. The increase in young onset type 2 diabetes is already with us and we are increasing our understanding of how childhood obesity increases the likelihood of developing cancer and more severe infection. Meanwhile the food and drinks industries continue to ignore their own voluntary codes of practice as well as le...