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Canada's obesity strategy gets failing grade | Watch News Videos Online

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The drawbacks associated with this solution is that it is a medical procedure with risks of various complications similar to other procedures.

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Since teachers are unionized if there is something that is not under strict regulation in the curriculum teachers often overlook the importance of teaching parts of certain subjects. This includes teaching children about healthy living.

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The main issue with implementing this is getting employers to start implementing it and getting the workers motivated to continue with a routine.

Although getting exercise at work has shown to increase worker productivity it does take a lot of time, effort and money to get all the prerequisites, in the long run it is beneficial. It it just that initial push that many employers have not taken that is holding this solution back.

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Although all these solutions are good in their own way each one does have its own difficulties.

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This chart shows obesity rates in different provinces as well as most states. Currently the average rate for Canada is over 25% for adults. This chart from 2014 while slightly outdated showed that the lowest provincial average was still around 15%, which when you think about it is still high when considering national health.

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Obesity is a problem that does have solutions. The benefits need to far outweigh any risks associated with the solution. In many cases they do but some other roadblocks are preventing the solutions from being implemented. As we progress and more people see the need for change. the much more likely innovations are to be implemented.

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All of these could be implemented in the Hamilton area. There are many big companies that have workers in Hamilton that could participate in an exercise program.

There are schools all across Ontario that have potential to have classes focused on healthy living and since schools are empty evening and weekends they could have a gym and exercise programs available to the public and students after school hours.

With more than one state of the art hospital in Hamilton there is no reason to implement the stomach insert once it has finished testing.

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The outcomes have been positive when the solution has been implemented. One example is that of the CEO of Overit media created an exercise program for their employees called OverFit. It was successful and the willing employees participated in a short exercise activity for the first 2 minutes of every hour.

Although healthy living is in different school curriculum across Canada, teachers are not always equipped to effectively shed enough light on the topic of obesity.

The stomach insert is still in testing but has seen substantial improvements though its trial stages and has promise to be a useful tool in the medical field.

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An alternative to the other options is an inflatable stomach insert. This device could be used as an alternative to other more severe procedures like gastric bypass surgery or liposuction. It is something that can be inserted into a persons' stomach and be inflated to give the feeling of being full thus reducing the amount of food the individual can eat at a given time.

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Obesity in children is also a growing concern. Although healthy eating is
taught in elementary and secondary schools, often kids are not taught the dangers of not getting enough exercise or having a bad diet. If teaching children about the dangers and benefits of having a good and bad health routine
were mandatory there is  no doubt that future generations would start turning out for the better. As a side note children are often the ones who speak out when they see something being done wrong. If they see adults eating bad food they could be a driving factor in getting some people to take a second thought about their diet.

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There are many solutions to any problem and they all have advantages and disadvantages in terms of success rate and viability. There are three that will be touched on in this presentation. These being implementing exercise as part of work shifts, implementing it in schools to better educate children and one specific medical procedure that can make individuals feel fuller faster helping them keep on a diet.

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Many have a desk job where they are stuck in one place for 8 hours a day, a sedentary lifestyle is something that can contribute to obesity. So why not tackle the problem at its source and implement exercise programs for people who are doing these sedentary jobs? Even just 30 minutes of exercise a day can have immense health benefits and prevent some of the risks associated with obesity. It could be 30 minutes all at once or spread out through the day in short intervals.

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Obesity is an issue that is becoming more and more of an international problem. It can contribute a very wide array of health problems such as type 2 diabetes, cancers, joint issues, heart problems and much more. Branching off from impacting individuals health, obesity puts a strain on the healthcare system by having to treat this preventable problem.

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Obesity is a major issue especially in the developed world. Canada does not dodge this problem, however there are solutions for this that have great potential and can be implemented in various aspects of our lives.