China Rapidly Getting Obese & Diabetic

More Chinese people aged 20 to 39 are becoming overweight and their athletic ability is declining, according to a national survey released on Monday.
The survey of more than 43,000 adults found that more than 11 percent of people aged 20 to 39 are obese, an increase of 2 percentage points since the last survey in 2010.
The average weight gain of the group was 1.92 kilograms, higher than figures of the other two age groups (40-59 and 60 plus).
The General Administration of Sport survey of 10 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities also found that 34.4 percent of Chinese between 20 and 69 are overweight.
Tian Ye, director of the China Institute of Sports Science, said the issue of weight and physical decline can be attributed partially to the lack of sports activities among young people.
"We are still analyzing the reasons, but it couldn't be more obvious that the lack of exercise played a negative role," Tian said.
According to the survey, those between 20 and 39 are the least active exercisers. Fifty-one percent of them don't exercise regularly, citing no time due to overloaded schedules.
The results also indicated that waist circumferences and hiplines have increased in all age groups, especially among young males and middle-aged females in urban areas.
Meanwhile, a decline has been seen among young adults in their ability to grip something, jump or maintain balance, indicating losses of strength and flexibility.
"Statistically, the fitness level of this group dropped in line with the decline of their sports involvement. It proved the importance of sports exercise for keeping fit and healthy," Tian said.

Attend the first Obesity and Diabetes Treatment, Innovation and Prevention Summit in California

Attend the first Obesity and Diabetes Treatment, Innovation and Prevention Summit

This is a great opportunity for health care professionals including physicians, nutritionist, nurses, hospital administrators, research professionals, scientist, policy makers, insurance providers, group purchasing organizations, non profits foundations, start ups and mature companies wanting to learn about prevention, identification and treatment of obesity. This event will bring, key opinion leaders to talk about various methods to identify, manage, treat and prevent obesity and diabetes. Twenty innovative companies working in obesity and diabetes will showcase their technologies to attendees so the community is aware of the next generation technologies available to their patients and future developments. Strategic companies can take advantage of this summit. ODIS is the first of its kind obesity and diabetes summit held on the west coast.

When:  Jan 30 -31, 2014

Where: Westin, South Coast Plaza in Orange County, CA.  

To attend contact: Info.odis1@gmail.com

Orange County is known as a hub for medical device innovation.  This event will elevate the visibility of Southern California and innovative companies in the fight against obesity and diabetes. 

 In July 2013 the American Medical Association declared that obesity was a disease.  Obesity and related healthcare issues cost the US $190 Billion annually. This is an important time in the fight against obesity and diabetes

To sponsor, showcase or qualify to present please email a non-confidential company profile to info.odis1@gmail.com

Top 20 in the obesity and diabetes space will be presenting at the innovation summit.

Obesity and Diabetes Innovation Summit is being presented by TrialMed Life Sciences and SEVEN (Scientific Entrepreneur & Venture Capital Network). 

 

Middle East Going Obese: Saudi Man Hits World Record Weight: THE KING INTERVENES

According to the U.N., Kuwait has the highest proportion of obese adults in the Middle East, with 42.8% of its population considered severely overweight. Saudi Arabia follows at 35.2%.

The growth of obesity in the region is also an economic concern. According to a report by Frost & Sullivan, healthcare spending across the Gulf will triple to $133.2 billion by 2018, mainly as a result of lifestyle diseases like obesity and diabetes.

This is making investor think about investing in obesity and diabetes interventions.

Obesity is going to be the world's biggest health care market.

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has intervened to help a man who has become one of the heaviest people in the world. 

The king ordered Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari, who weighs 1,345 pounds (610kg) and is unable to move by himself, be transferred from the Southern border province of Jazan to the country's capital Riyadh to undergo treatment.

According to Guinness World Records, the record weight for a living person is held by Manuel Uribe from Mexico, who weighed 1,235 pounds (560kg) in 2006. After making a television appeal for help, his weight in March 2012 had fallen to 980 pounds (444.6 kg.)

According to the official spokesman for Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health, Shaari was due to arrive in Riyadh either later Monday or on Tuesday. Pictures showed a fork-lift truck lifting him in is bed. The spokesman said Shaari is aged between 18 and 20.

He will be treated at the King Fahd Medical City, and undergo a series of dietary and physical programs in order to help him lose weight, the spokesman said. Although surgery is not scheduled at the moment, the Ministry of Health says it has not been ruled out. Special beds and trolleys have been made for him.

Onciomed, Inc in California has developed a ground breaking technology that imitates gastric surgery without cutting portions of the stomach.

Currently, raising capital from private and institutional investors: info@onciomed.com

After AMA (American Medical Association ) declared obesity as a disease. The market for obesity is estimated to touch $139.5 B by 2017. This is making the medical device makers and investors very excited. There are very few treatment options for obesity, since it was never classified as a disease and only a medical condition.

Obesity World Wide: Translating to worlds biggest market and big investment opportunity

The Obesity technologies are back in action as AMA declares obesity as a disease.
This is game changing opportunity for many companies.
Young companies like: ONCIOMED, Inc, RESHAPE MEDICAL, BARANOVA, GI DYNAMICS, ALLERGAN, OBALON, VALENTX are at the forefront of all the obesity technologies.
There are in all about 10 promising companies medical device companies in a market estimated to reach $139.5 Billion by 2017.
Company with a novel technology that is currently raising capital is ONCIOMED, Inc based in Irvine, Ca.
info@onciomed.com; CEO is Dr. Raj Nihalani.( raj@onciomed.com )
Other companies have recently raised capital and conducting clinical trials.

Australia uses a graphic ad campaign to prevent obesity! Australia 5th Obese Country!

Australia and New Zealand are still among the fattest nations in the world. According to a United Nations report, the Australasian countries have once again reached the top five of world's most obese and populous nations, with Mexico and United States leading the fat race.

Just like last year, Australia remains at fifth place with 24.6% of its population considered obese, while New Zealand is still at third with 26.5%.
There's no surprise there as the two neighbouring countries have done little movement in the chart in the past years.
 
However, it's worth noting that the United States, which had held the title of the most obese among populous countries for a long time, has now passed the torch to Mexico.
According to the report, which was conducted by the United Nations, its southern neighbour is the new country with the most number of overweight residents. Mexico was previously only second to the U.S. About 70% of adults in Mexico are considered overweight, while 32.8% are considered obese.

How did Mexico get so obese?According to the Daily Mail, it managed to nab the unwanted title with a combination of a few factors, including poverty and expensive healthy food.
With nearly 50% of the country's population are considered poor and the rich have already turned to healthier lifestyles, it is the malnourished that are becoming obese.
"The same people who are malnourished are the ones who are becoming obese," physician Abelardo Avila was quoted by the paper as saying. "In the poor classes we have obese and malnourished children. The worst thing is the children are becoming programmed for obesity. It's a very serious epidemic."
A resident, Sally Neiman who has lived in the country for 20 years, explained further, "Because of a lack of money and food, people go for more energy-intense foods. These are often high in sugar or fat. People drink Coca-Cola as if it was water in order to have the energy to carry on - and so many of the foods are rich in carbs, are full of cheese or are fried.
"There is no control in schools to what kids eat these days, it is normal to see a kid having a soda for breakfast and eating 'comida chatarra' (junk food), it is allowed to be sold in schools."
Healthier food in Mexico tend to be pricier as well for the poor and working class; hence, they choose the heavier yet cheaper food.
The U.S. is still at close second with 31.8% of its population considered obese.

Obesity in Mexico: Mexico surpasses US as world's most obese nation

The United States no longer holds the title of the world’s most populous, obese nation; that designation has been passed on to Mexico.

According to a new report from the United Nations, nearly 70 percent of Mexican adults are overweight, and childhood obesity in the country has tripled within the past decade, Medical Daily reported.  One-third of Mexican teenagers are also obese, and experts believe that four out of every five obese children will remain overweight for the rest of their lives.

Overall, 32.8 percent of Mexican adults are considered obese, compared to 31.8 percent of adults in the United States.  Nearly 70,000 deaths in Mexico each year are caused by weight-related diabetes, and more than 400,000 new cases of diabetes are diagnosed annually.
Experts believe the rise in Mexico’s obesity rates has to do with the continuously growing gap between the country’s classes, as 50 percent of the population currently lives below the poverty line.  According to Medical Daily, healthy diets are becoming less affordable, prompting individuals with low incomes to consume more unhealthy foods, such as fried foods and soda.
One researcher also believes the increase can be attributed to more Mexicans moving from rural to urban areas, where food prices are much higher and sedentary lifestyles are easier.
“The result is that for many Mexicans, particularly in urban areas or in northern states, switching to healthier diets is becoming increasingly difficult," UN expert Olivier de Shutter wrote in a report on Mexican agriculture and nutrition.

Attend the Obesity & Diabtes Innovation Summit in Oct 3-4 in Orange County, Ca.

This is an important time in the fight against obesity and diabetes

For the first time there is going to be a Obesity & Diabetes Innovation Summit in Orange County, California in Oct 3-4, 2013. 

10 Medical device and 10 pharma companies will be talking about their innovations in obesity and diabetes.
 Sponsor companies will get an opportunity to voice their support for obesity.

Who should attend: Expected guest 250-300

 Medical device and pharmaceutical executives, business development executives (tremendous opportunity to partner with young start ups early).

Sponsor companies who are joining the fight against obesity.

Start up companies who can get tremendous visibility to investor and strategic partners

VCs, private investors, PE executives and boutique investment bankers as this new disease classification brings more opportunity in this space.

Doctors, Nutritional experts, medical device, pharma and hospital/healthcare executives, allied health care professionals.

To sponsor, showcase or qualify to present please email a non-confidential company profile to info.odis1@gmail.com

Top 20 in the obesity and diabetes space will be presenting at the innovation summit.