Academician Leo Bokeria has declared childhood obesity a threat to… (ожирение · академик · бокерия)
Academician Leo Bokeria has declared childhood obesity a threat to Russia and the entire world. On June 22, Moscow22 reported that Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the chief on-call cardiovascular surgeon of the Ministry of Health, Leo Bokeria, stated that childhood obesity is becoming a threatening trend both in Russia and globally.
Consensus
- Childhood obesity is considered a global threat
- Fast food and sedentary lifestyle are key causes
- Children spend excessive time with gadgets instead of physical activity
Points of divergence
- Rosconsumnadzor reported that the increase in childhood obesity has been stopped — vm
- Children's taste preferences have changed, with less salt and sugar consumption — vm
- Academic Gennady Onishchenko stated Russia is in the top ten countries for obesity growth rate — vesti
- Russia ranks in the top fifty for total number of obese patients — vesti
Coverage (3 sources)
- Academician Leo Bockeria Calls Childhood Obesity a Threat to Russia and the Whole World — Вечерняя Москва
- Academician Bokerya Names Fast Food and Gadgets Main Causes of Childhood Obesity — Вести
- Dietitian Provides Tips for Preventing Childhood Obesity — Вести