Topic: The obesity Epidemic
Honorable Chair and Fellow Delegates
Obesity is a spreading epidemic that has high rates for the
general population and high cost for the national health system.
To evaluate prevalence of obesity, its co-morbilities
and predisposing factors through the Second National Survey on Overweight and
Obesity in Uruguay (ENSO 2) in people between 18 and 65 years, or older, carried
out in 2006.
Uruguay conducted a transversal observational study over a
representative group of the urban country, 91% of the total population. N= 900
(399 men and 501 women (women/man= 1.25). Subjects were interviewed, weighed and
measured in their homes. We covered 10 out of the 19 territorial divisions in
the country.
in Uruguay, 54% of the adult population reaches or
exceeds the 25 kg/m 2 body mass index (BMI = body weight in kg / height in m 2 )
and 20% = 30 kg /m 2 BMI.
One out of two Uruguayan adults is overweight or obese and one
out of five is obese. We highlighted risk groups and opportunities for
prevention. The study also exam-ined the association between obesity and
cardiometabolic diseases, which dramatically increase aligned with the BMI and
the waist circumference, type 2 diabetes and
stroke.
Epidemic figures corresponding to obe-sity and its
co-morbilities determine both high health risks for the general population, and
high economic costs for our national health system.
Uruguay want use the opportunity to decrease the rate of obesity and decrease the death of obesity, also we need improve our food as soon as possible to avoid some ingredients that can cause people fat.
Topic: Development and pollution
Honorable Chair and Fellow Delegates
Air and water pollution are environmental concerns in
Uruguay. Air pollution, which is worse in the larger population centers, is
caused primarily by Uruguay's own industries and by an energy plant in
neighboring Brazil. Water pollution from mining and industrial sources threatens
the nation's water supply, especially pollution from the meat packing and
tannery industry. Uruguay has 59 cu km of renewable water resources with 91%
used for farming activity and 3% for industrial purposes. About 98% of the
population has access to safe drinking water. Natural hazards to the
environment include drought, flooding, and fires. Erosion of the soil affects
the nation's agricultural productivity. The nation's cities produce about 0.5
million tons of solid waste per year. Government agencies with environmental
responsibilities include the Division of Environmental Health, within the
Ministry of Public Health; the Ministry of Agriculture; and the Interior
Ministry. As of 2001, 5 of Uruguay's mammal species and 11 of its bird species
were endangered. Two types of plants were threatened with extinction. Endangered
species included the tundra peregrine falcon, two species of turtle (green sea
and leatherback), and two species of crocodile (spectacled caiman and
broad-nosed caiman). The macaw has become extinct.
By 2002,
the total debt stood at around $13.5 billion, some 65% of GDP, and the fiscal
deficit stood at around 3% of GDP. Uruguay is diversifying its export base, has
a well-run offshore financial center, and has significantly improved the
structure of the economy
We want decrease the
pollution of the industry, save the energy and improve the quality of the water
and air. Stop to build the industry, protect the water resources and dispose the
pollution in an appropriate place.
Honorable Chair and Fellow Delegates
Obesity is a spreading epidemic that has high rates for the
general population and high cost for the national health system.
To evaluate prevalence of obesity, its co-morbilities
and predisposing factors through the Second National Survey on Overweight and
Obesity in Uruguay (ENSO 2) in people between 18 and 65 years, or older, carried
out in 2006.
Uruguay conducted a transversal observational study over a
representative group of the urban country, 91% of the total population. N= 900
(399 men and 501 women (women/man= 1.25). Subjects were interviewed, weighed and
measured in their homes. We covered 10 out of the 19 territorial divisions in
the country.
in Uruguay, 54% of the adult population reaches or
exceeds the 25 kg/m 2 body mass index (BMI = body weight in kg / height in m 2 )
and 20% = 30 kg /m 2 BMI.
One out of two Uruguayan adults is overweight or obese and one
out of five is obese. We highlighted risk groups and opportunities for
prevention. The study also exam-ined the association between obesity and
cardiometabolic diseases, which dramatically increase aligned with the BMI and
the waist circumference, type 2 diabetes and
stroke.
Epidemic figures corresponding to obe-sity and its
co-morbilities determine both high health risks for the general population, and
high economic costs for our national health system.
Uruguay want use the opportunity to decrease the rate of obesity and decrease the death of obesity, also we need improve our food as soon as possible to avoid some ingredients that can cause people fat.
Topic: Development and pollution
Honorable Chair and Fellow Delegates
Air and water pollution are environmental concerns in
Uruguay. Air pollution, which is worse in the larger population centers, is
caused primarily by Uruguay's own industries and by an energy plant in
neighboring Brazil. Water pollution from mining and industrial sources threatens
the nation's water supply, especially pollution from the meat packing and
tannery industry. Uruguay has 59 cu km of renewable water resources with 91%
used for farming activity and 3% for industrial purposes. About 98% of the
population has access to safe drinking water. Natural hazards to the
environment include drought, flooding, and fires. Erosion of the soil affects
the nation's agricultural productivity. The nation's cities produce about 0.5
million tons of solid waste per year. Government agencies with environmental
responsibilities include the Division of Environmental Health, within the
Ministry of Public Health; the Ministry of Agriculture; and the Interior
Ministry. As of 2001, 5 of Uruguay's mammal species and 11 of its bird species
were endangered. Two types of plants were threatened with extinction. Endangered
species included the tundra peregrine falcon, two species of turtle (green sea
and leatherback), and two species of crocodile (spectacled caiman and
broad-nosed caiman). The macaw has become extinct.
By 2002,
the total debt stood at around $13.5 billion, some 65% of GDP, and the fiscal
deficit stood at around 3% of GDP. Uruguay is diversifying its export base, has
a well-run offshore financial center, and has significantly improved the
structure of the economy
We want decrease the
pollution of the industry, save the energy and improve the quality of the water
and air. Stop to build the industry, protect the water resources and dispose the
pollution in an appropriate place.