The Manitoba Centre for Health Policy has released the report - Adult<br />
Obesity in Manitoba, which can be downloaded here:<br />
<a target="_blank" href="http://mchp-appserv.cpe.umanitoba.ca/deliverablesList.html">http://mchp-appserv.cpe.umanitoba.ca/deliverablesList.html</a>. <br />
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>From MCHP:<br />
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&quot;Obesity doesn't kill people directly but is related to the<br />
development of a number of poor health outcomes, including high blood<br />
pressure and diabetes. These are important because they cause serious<br />
problems themselves, and they're related to heart disease and stroke,<br />
which are leading causes of death. The scope of the deliverable is to<br />
include the analysis of provincial trends of obesity and related<br />
chronic diseases over a 10-year period. The findings indicate the<br />
impact on the healthcare system from obese and overweight people may<br />
not be as significant as expected. Using nationally-administered<br />
health surveys from 1989 to 2008 the study found obesity rates<br />
increased in Manitoba. Overall, more than a quarter of people in the<br />
province are now considered obese. This report also confirms what's<br />
been proven in the past - geography, marital status, employment, age,<br />
sex, education, smoking, and physical activity level can influence<br />
weight.&quot; <br />
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Carol Friesen MA, MLIS<br />
Manitoba Health Outreach Librarian<br />
Manitoba Health<br />
Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library<br />
University of Manitoba<br />
Phone at MH: 788-6477<br />
Phone at NJM Health Sciences Library: 480-1391<br />
Email: carol_friesen@umanitoba.ca<br />
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