Thursday, October 18, 2007
New UK Report on Obesity
The Foresight 'Tackling Obesitites: Future Choices Project' launched its findings yesterday in a report compiled by 250 experts in the field. It's worth downloading just for the most comprehensive schematic diagram you will probably ever see, in relation to this issue anyway. The general idea seems to be to accept collective responsibility and infuse change across the board in terms of the media, education, the nature of work, the built environment and recreation and transport, influence energy balance related behaviours at a young age, bring in new healthcare and treatment options, work on promoting ways of mass producing healthier food and so on. Everything's interlinked basically. If you don't believe me see pg. 129.
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I don't know anything about this subject but the aforementioned diagram on page 129 must be about the worst I have ever seen.Yes,everything depends on everything else.Thats the problem! An econometrician would probably say the model is under-identified. Its hard to tell its so unclear.No wonder people have a low opinion of "boffins".
I can't see the wood for the trees!
I couldn't even see the trees
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