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http://www.iuns.org/resources/the-global-challenge-of-obesity-and-the-international-obesity-task-force/The International Obesity Taskforce is not actually just its own group. Its a group of many other organizations that fit into the International Obesity Taskforce. Its filled with different organizations that want to help with global obesity, from health issues to better diets.They are a group of people/researchers who are looking for the answers and the numbers of how many people are obese in the world. They want the facts and soon enough find a way to get help for those who are overweight. Create programs, have classes available, find a way to give them hope that life doesn't have to be like this, all these health risks can be treatable or avoidable. There is a better way to live your life, a healthier life.

In 1950, the first medical society devoted to clinical management of obesity established itself as the National Obesity Society. The organization subsequently changed its name to the National Glandular Society, the American College of Endocrinology and Nutrition. Then it became the American Society of Bariatrics, the American Society of Bariatric Physicians, and now the Obesity Medicine Association. A much needed and significant development was the formation by Philip James in 1995 of the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF). As a policy and advocacy 'think tank', the IOTF was formed to alert the world to the growing health crisis threatened by soaring levels of obesity. It didn't take long for obesity to be labeled as a disease, with so many medical issues growing and the population of obesity sky rocketing it was a needed change. In 2008, the Obesity Society commissioned a panel of experts to consider the question of labeling obesity a disease and to complete a thorough review of pertinent evidence and arguments 2013 decision of the American Medical Association (AMA) to recognize obesity as a complex, chronic disease that requires medical attention came as the result of developments over three decades. Defining a condition such as obesity to be a disease is a very public process that is largely driven by expectation of costs and benefits. Although the public has been slow to embrace defining obesity as a purely medical condition, evidence is emerging for broader awareness of factors beyond personal choice influencing obesity.

In assessment of obesity/overweight prevalence, the CDC and IOTF references produced a similar estimate by age group and sex. The maximum differences was about 1% and the kappa coefficients was 0.96 to 1 (P= 0.001). While for assessment of obesity, the CDC reference produced slightly a higher rate of obesity and the difference in prevalence between the two sets of references was ranged from 1.4% to 3.2% with kappa coefficients: 0.90 to 0.70 (P = 0.001) depending on the age group and sex and a greater difference was observed among younger age group.The International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) has also provided as international reference for sex and age specific values of BMI cut off for classification of overweight and obesity among children and adolescent aged 2-18 years. These proposed cut off values of BMI for diagnosis of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents is linked with adult cut off values of 25 and 30 for risk of overweight and obesity respectively at age 18 years for adolescents. The IOTF criteria have been justified internationally using dataset specific percentiles linked to adult cut off points. It is based on the large data sets from six countries including Brazil, Britain, Hong Kong, the Netherland, Singapore and the USA. We also used the IOTF cut off values of BMI for diagnosis of overweight and obesity by age and sex.

Obesity has become a huge main concern in both the developed and the developing countries around the world. Their is obesity everywhere and it just keeps growing. Mostly we see people becoming overweight by adolescents the age 12-18, the most common age when it begins to show and create health risks and issues. Heart problems, high cholesterol, diabetes, high blood pressure, cancers growing. So many issues due to the food that people consume and the mass amounts of weight they put on in the process.For defining overweight in children, reference values for body mass index (BMI) are available from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF). However, these 2 sets of reference criteria differ, and their accuracy in classifying adiposity has not yet been validated in most countries.So many life style changes are happening due to lack of cardiovascular endurance, most adults don't like to work out and head to the gym if its too much strain of exercise. People become lazy and have no energy or motivation to get up and do something like work out, go for a walk, participate in cardiovascular endurance activities. Obesity taskforce is a cooperation of so many other organizations who help people with obesity all over the world. Talking about the health issue and ways to better them, better eating diets, so many articles and facts about how obesity has grown. It really stands for all the obesity in the country, from children to grown woman and men. It covers everything and it stands for everything obesity.

OITF Mission The International Obesity Taskforce's mission is the inform awareness to the world about the urgency of obesity and its huge health risk. It is also trying to persuade governments that the time is to act now.ources

'''International Association For The Study of Obesity: Working Groups Childhood Obesity'''

Chair: Prof. Ricardo Uauy

Secretariat: Dr. Tim Lobstein

Prevention Group

Chair: Prof. Shiriki Kumanyika

Management

Chair: Prof Stephan Rossner

Economic Costs

Chair: Prof Ian Caterson

http://www.iuns.org/resources/the-global-challenge-of-obesity-and-the-international-obesity-task-force/

https://www.worldobesity.org

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3604857/

https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/weight-management/health-risks-overweight

Wolf AM & Colditz GA, (1998) Current estimates of economic costs of obesity in the United States. Obes Res, 6 (2) 97-106.

WHO TRS 894 “Obesity – preventing and managing the global epidemic”.

Global Epidemic/ Prevalence: A huge problem with obesity is increasing in most parts of the world, affecting men, women, and children. Obesity is no longer just a concern for developed countries, it is becoming an increasing problem in many developing countries. It's becoming very difficult to make a comparison of the prevalence of obesity between countries because of inconsistent classifications used for obesity. This problem could be resolved easily by the adoption of the "WHO" standardized classification for obesity. "From available data, the worldwide prevalence of obesity has been found to range from less than 5% in rural China, Japan, and some African countries to levels as high as 75% of the adult population in urban Samoa. Obesity levels also vary depending on ethnic origin. In the USA, particularly among women, there are large differences in the prevalence of obesity between populations of the different ethnic origins within the same country"(iuns.org).

The growing prevalence of obesity among children is also a very big concern. Having no agreement in defining obesity in children and young teenagers have made it difficult to understand the real prevalence. The International Obesity Task Force developed a new approach to defining childhood overweight and obesity to make it consistent with the adult definition. "Data from 79 developing countries and a number of industrialized countries suggests that about 22 million children under 5 years old are overweight worldwide "(iuns.org). "This problem is increasing in the USA, the percentage of overweight children (aged 5-14 years) has doubled in the last 30 years, from 15% to 32%"(iuns.org).

Health Risks There are so many health risks that go with obesity all over the world. So many diseases and some health issues that can be life-threatening if not taken care of. Its no joke, being overweight isn't healthy for lots of reasons. People most of the time will have to change their diet, their excessive eating habits, they're changing their whole life to be healthy sometimes. Having a healthier lifestyle is sometimes necessary, NO CHEAT DAYS. All the sugar, the carbs, the fatty fats your body just stores and doesn't break down, especially since that's all you have in your body. Excess weight may increase the risk for many health problems, including


 * type 2 diabetes
 * high blood pressure
 * heart disease and strokes
 * certain types of cancer
 * sleep apnea
 * osteoarthritis
 * fatty liver disease
 * kidney disease
 * pregnancy problems, such as high blood sugar during pregnancy, high blood pressure, and increased risk for cesarean delivery (C-section) "If If you are considered to be overweight, losing as little as 5 percent of your body weight may lower your risk for several diseases, including heart disease and type 2 diabetes". "If you weigh 200 pounds, this means losing 10 pounds. Slow and steady weight loss of 1/2 to 2 pounds per week and not more than 3 pounds per week is the safest way to lose weight. Federal guidelines on physical activity recommend that you get at least 150 minutes a week of moderate aerobic activity (like biking or brisk walking)"(ncbi.org). To lose weight, or to maintain weight loss, you may need to be active for more than 300 minutes per week. You also need to do activities to strengthen muscles (like push-ups or sit-ups) at least twice a week.

Economic Costs: Something that is always overlooked with obesity is the economic cost to society and to the individual. "In the USA the total economic cost attributable to obesity was estimated at $99 billion" (Wolf & Colditz 1998). "In several developed countries obesity has been estimated to account for 2-7% of the total health care costs (WHO TRS 894). Along with the direct costs of obesity are costs in terms of individuals like bad health and reduced quality of life. The society in terms of shortage in productivity due to sick-leave and premature pensions which is also the indirect cost is a huge hit to society. "Prevention is clearly more cost-effective than treatment, both in terms of economic and personal costs"(WHO TRS 894). Health care providers need to appreciate the importance of obesity and its prevention and develop effective programmes to prevent obesity.

Article Evaluation I have found more information than I thought but not in the way I wanted to write my page. But I still made it work, there is plenty of articles or sources that can relate to this topic since its not just one organization. It's multiple, there are so many organizations that fit into the International Obesity Taskforce. It's quite interesting how many different organizations contribute to helping with obesity and all the information you can find if you look hard enough. I liked choosing this topic even tho it was hard at first to find the right information and to connect it. But once I did it wasn't as hard as I anticipated. My teacher also helped a lot with getting me to understand. It was hard to use Wikipedia but I'm definitely working on it. This was a pretty good learning experience for the most part and I had some fun making my page