Media Index

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2006	IASO / IOTF MEDIA INFORMATION - Press Inquiries +44 20 7691 1900
Aug 25	'Turn down the heat' demand to address UK obesity epidemic
March 9	Launch of new IASO International Journal of Pediatric Obesity
March 6	Embargo 0001 March 6 Experts forecast major increase in childhood obesity by 2010
2005
Sep 22	IOTF statement for World Heart Day - September 25 - Halting childhood obesity holds key to stemming the scourge of heart disease. For further information on World Heart Day click on: http://www.worldheartday.com
June 1	IOTF childhood obesity workshop hears of 500,000 youngsters with metabolic syndrome EU Commissioner's call to "rein in" marketing to children European Congress on Obesity Press Conference June 1 - 11 am (Greek time UK+2 ) For further information see www.iotf.org/media/eco2005
April 9	Europe must act to prevent children’s “fast-track” to metabolic syndrome
March 15	IOTF backs EU Platform on Diet, Physical Activity and Health
March 15	IOTF media brief on obesity in the EU

Feb 15	Statement regarding erroneous report on obesity in England
Feb 4	How much food do we REALLY need? Press Briefing 1 pm SOAS Building UCL
Feb 3	Call for faster action on cardiac rehabilitation - Coronary Prevention Group Report

2004
Dec 13	Advance notice - media briefings in February: Feb 3 - Launch the Coronary Prevention Group report on Cardiac Rehabilitation in England Feb 4 - How much food do we REALLY need? WHO and FAO experts discuss latest child growth standards and energy requirements.
Nov 9	World Diabetes Day - Joint International Diabetes Federation/International Association for the Study of Obesity press conference 1400 hours Further information and press release - IASO leaders join forces
Oct 28	Global Obesity Epidemic putting brakes on economic development
Sept 26	Children at risk of heart disease - World Heart Day message
May 28	EU childhood obesity “out of control” – IOTF childhood workshop
May 27	EUROPEAN CONGRESS ON OBESITY European scientists call for stronger EU action on obesity Czech government launches first task force to push WHO global strategy on diet IOTF launches SCOPE programme to improve medical expertise in obesity European obesity management guidelines announced Download zipfile with full press pack and background + May 27 embargoed releases Link to EASO website
May 23	IOTF statement on the Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health
May 20	IOTF statement to the World Health Assembly
May 12	IOTF report says 155 million schoolchildren overweight – Call for Action
May 12	European Congress on Obesity –Notice of press conference May 27 2004-
April 26	IOTF experts call on governments to support WHO global strategy
Feb 11	IOTF backs Royal College report on obesity
Jan 29	UK Parliamentary Inquiry into obesity
Jan 24	1M US teenagers at risk
Jan 17	US challenged to put health before profits
2003
Nov 11	Britain could see obesity levels soar to more than 40% - Press briefing 1pm New Connaught Rooms London
Nov 11	Position paper - Seeking BOLD solutions
Sep 3	IOTF report Obesity in Europe 2 unveiled at EU Milan conference
Sep 3	Call for tougher EU regulations to protect children and move to healthy Euro diet
Aug 25	IOTF statement for the launch of the IDF Atlas of Diabetes
May 29	Helsinki - launch of IOTF SCOPE
May 24	European Congress on Obesity + launch of the IOTF’s new initiative for Europe
March 17	Call for obesity review as overweight numbers reach 1.7 billion
March 3	Call to confront global obesity epidemic as WHO report highlights diet, nutrition and chronic disease
2002
Nov 8	Overweight and Obese - latest figures from IOTF
Oct 30	Call for urgent government response to World Health Report top 10 diseases
Sep 11	Download IOTF report - Obesity in Europe
Sep 3	Finger points to corn syrup in US obesity epidemic
Sep 3	IASO new scientific award winner announced
Aug 26	International Congress on Obesity Bulletin 1
Aug 24	International Congress on Obesity press pack

Jan `15	Statement on UK Parliament's Public Accounts Committee obesity report
2001
May 30a	European Congress on Obesity Vienna - press conference
tFeb 15	Call for new public health body to combat obesity
tFeb 2	Asia's fat cat babies "programmed" for obesity
2000
Nov 6	Selected obesity rates worldwide - IOTF table
tNov 6	IOTF backs call for healthy lifestyle action
July 1	Call for action on obesity in Latin America
May 24	European Congress on Obesity press release - Antwerp, Belgium
May 20	Ending Malnutrition by 2020: report to the United Nations
1999
Sep10	Launch of the Latin American Obesity Task Force * Información de prensa en español
Jun 3	Europe's silent epidemic
Jun 3	EASO Press Conference - 1300 hours Milan Press Release updates from: www.sameint.it/eco
1998
Oct	EXTRA - Rio convention on obesity wins government backing
Aug	Interview with Prof Bernard Guy-Grand - President of the International Congress on Obesity 1998
Aug	IOTF concern on preventing obesity - Stockholm satellite symposium
Aug	Background briefing on IOTF and obesity
Aug 31	IOTF press conference at ICO 98 Paris