Public health evidence related to obesity in Tonga : a literature review / Michelle Kermode [and others.]
[Tonga?] : [Ministry of Health?], 2015Description: 53 pages : tables ; 30 cm| Item type | Current library | Status | Barcode | |
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TNU, Faculty of Nursing and Health Science | Available | FNHS25041255 |
"April 2015"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 49-53).
Introduction--Method--Results--Discussion—Acknowledgments--References.
"The prevalence of obesity in Tonga has increased over the recent decades, and is linked to a growing burden of non-communicable diseases, which are associated with considerable morbidity and premature mortality. Non-communicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes and heart diseases also have significant social and economic consequences for families, communities and governments. Life expectancy in Tonga in 2006 was 72 years for women and 69 years for men; a more recent estimate from 2010 indicates a reduction in life expectancy to 69 years for women and 65 years for men, and this change is largely attributed to the increase in non-communicable diseases"--Introduction.