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Society for Endocrinology BES 2017

Harrogate, UK
06 Nov 2017 - 08 Nov 2017

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SfE BES 2017 will be on the 6-8 November 2016 in Harrogate, UK.

Debate

This house believes that the UK population trend in obesity cannot be reversed without food taxation

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Debate: this house believes that the UK population trend in obesity cannot be reversed without food taxation

Taylor Roy

The epidemic nature of obesity/overweight throughout the developed and less-developed world suggests that major new influences are at play. Correct identification of these influences must precede discussion of what action can rationally be planned. The widespread failure to recognise that this problem concerns the whole population and not merely those with a BMI over the arbitrary normal level is a critical factor in appreciating the nature of the problem. The lack of efficacy...