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MEDIAL LAUNCH AT ECO2008
PRESS BRIEFINGS WEDNESDAY MAY 14 - ROOM E –
12.30-13.30 pre-briefings:
* endocrine disruptor plastics and obesity risk
* Swiss obesity treatment success 14.00-15.00 – Main Congress media launch
* Congress science overview
* Call for new strategies on European obesity
* New European management guidelines
Click here to download full media briefing timetable
PRESS RELEASES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD FOLLOWING THE PRESS CONFERENCE
BACKGROUND
UK scientist honoured for research that revolutionised understanding of obesity
ECO 2008 co-chair profiles
EASO president profile
About EASO
For further information email media@iaso.org
The media centre - Office number 5 at Geneva Palexpo will be operational from May 13 Tuesday afternoon, with telephone direct lines:
ECO2008 MEDIA CENTRE +41 22 761 24 04
ECO2008 MEDIA CENTRE +41 22 761 24 05 |
| March 15 |
Obesity experts back junk food marketing ban |
| Feb 17 2008 |
World leaders challenged on global obesity pact |
2007 |
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For UK inquiries please also contact the Association for the Study of Obesity's
Obesity Resource Information Centre
The latest available global data on obesity can be found on www.iotf.org/database
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| October 31st |
Obesity and cancer evidence makes action on childhood weight imperative |
| October 21st |
Call for Cabinet overlord to tackle obesity |
| April 22-25th |
15th European Congress on Obesity Budapest, Hungary April 22-25 2007
Press Releases
Launch of European Congress of Obesity
Europe Needs better provision for Obesity Treatment
Doctors in Europe to get internet obesity training
Fast Food Health Lottery
ECO 07 European Data Table |
2006 |
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Nov 14 2006 |
NGOs call for tougher action on obesity as health ministers meet in Istanbul. |
Oct 31 2006 |
Media advisory - WHO-IASO Press Conference - venue One Birdcage Walk, Westminster, London November 2 2006:
To outline the WHO Ministerial Conference on Counteracting Obesity taking place in Istanbul, Nov 15-17 2006. |
Oct 25 |
EMBARGO Wednesday October 25 2006 1200 hours:
OBESITY FORECAST TO DOUBLE EXPERTS WARN AS BUSINESS, ECONOMICS AND HEALTH LEADERS MEET IN MONTREAL TO PLAN NEW CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION STRATEGY |
Oct 4 |
IOTF statement in support of WASH - World Action On Salt - http://www.worldactiononsalt.com |
Sept 7 |
Expert warns of a fundamental public misunderstanding of the challenges of obesity |
Sept 5 |
INTERNATIONAL CODE NEEDED TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM INTERNET AND TV MARKETING EXCESSES |
Sept 4 |
TRADE TALKS FAILURE SHOULD PROMPT RETHINK OF FOOD AND FARMING TO COMBAT OBESITY EPIDEMIC
http://www.ico2006.com/downloads/media/Releases/MONDAY-9AM-IOTF%20food%20rethink%20demand.pdf |
Sept 3 |
Embargo 0000 Sept 3: New president calls for major new injection of research funding to combat obesity |
Sept 3 |
Launch of the International Congress on Obesity in Sydney, Australia
A press conference will be held at 1400 hours (local time) in the Congress Media Centre.
Additional media briefings will be provided daily throughout the conference.
For further information contact (from Sept 3)
Neville Rigby (IASO) or Felicity Moffatt (ICO media)
via the Media centre T: 61 2 9282 6155
Mobile contact details:
Neville Rigby: Sydney +61406574494 London +447939250347
Felicity Moffatt: +61 418 677701 |
Sep 3 |
See all IASO press releases on the International Congress on Obesity webpages http://www.ico2006.com/Media-PressReleases.htm. |
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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 |
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| Oct 5 |
New Alliance to tackle global challenge of chronic disease
Backing for new WHO report on Prevention |
| Sept 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| May 30 |
European Congress on Obesity Vienna - press conference |
| Feb 15 |
Call for new public health body to combat obesity |
| Feb 2 |
Asia's fat cat babies "programmed" for obesity |
2000 |
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| Nov 6 |
Selected obesity rates worldwide - IOTF table |
| Nov 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 |
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| Sep 10 |
Launch of the Latin American Obesity Task Force
* Información de prensa en español
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| Jun 3 |
Europe's silent epidemic |
| Jun 3 |
EASO Press Conference - 1300 hours Milan
Press Release updates from: www.sameint.it/eco
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Oct |
EXTRA - Rio convention on obesity wins government backing |
| Aug |
Interview with Prof Bernard Guy-Grand -
President of the International Congress on Obesity 1998
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| 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 |
