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Adopt a precautionary principle How1 #351053 A precautionary principle should be adopted given the uncertainty that the inherent conflicts of interest with industry can be reconciled, and the consequences of being wrong if they cannot.

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Tackling obesity in the UK »Tackling obesity in the UKTackling obesity in the UK☜With concern growing that the Foresight analysis—that 50% of the UK population could be obese by 2050, at an annual cost to the nation of around £50 billion per year [2]—substantially underestimates the scale of the unfolding obesity crisis, the College of Contemporary Health is working with the wider policy community to develop a whole systems map of the obesity crisis and the potential responses.☜F1CEB7

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Tackling obesity »Tackling obesityTackling obesity☜Many policy interventions have been suggested to address the obesity crisis across multiple studies—and indeed many such measures have been implemented, and are being implemented, now. Theres recognition too that these interventions need to be part of a coherent and comprehensive whole systems strategy [4]; with some grounds for optimism that such an approach has the potential to accomplish a significant reduction in the prevalence of obesity in the UK across the next decade. [2]☜5CA4D9

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Develop a coherent fiscal, regulatory and governance framework »Develop a coherent fiscal, regulatory and governance frameworkDevelop a coherent fiscal, regulatory and governance framework☜Take every opportunity, iteratively over time, to bring the public fiscal, regulatory and governance framework into alignment with public health goals on obesity. Use taxes, subsidies, targets and pricing signals to incentivise change in behaviour, supply and consumption by aligning measures with the health properties of food and drink and behaviour—and seek, wherever practical, to amplify positive patterns that are aligned with the policy goals and damp those that pull against.☜5CA4D9

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Build partnerships with industry »Build partnerships with industryBuild partnerships with industry☜Work with industry to make healthier products and to market them more responsibly – and where practical and appropriate encourage voluntary self-regulation by industry.☜5CA4D9

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Adopt a precautionary principleAdopt a precautionary principle☜A precautionary principle should be adopted given the uncertainty that the inherent conflicts of interest with industry can be reconciled, and the consequences of being wrong if they cannot.☜5CA4D9

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Link[1] The precautionary principle: protecting public health, the environment and the future of our children

Author: Marco Martuzzi, Joel A. Tickner - WHO
Publication info: 2004
Cited by: David Price 1:08 AM 9 January 2015 GMT
Citerank: (1) 399704Adopt a precautionary principleA precautionary principle should be adopted given the uncertainty that the inherent conflicts of interest with industry can be reconciled, and the consequences of being wrong if they cannot.565CA4D9
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http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/91173/E83079.pdf

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