BRUSSELS, May 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
- The ISA supports
European Obesity Day 2017 in
collaboration with CNAO
Being a complex and multi-factorial problem, obesity can only be
managed if multiple stakeholders unite their forces in
'tacking obesity together'. Always committed to
further initiatives targeting the obesity epidemic, the
International Sweeteners Association (ISA) joins the
Collectif National des Associations
d'Obèses (CNAO
- French association for the obese patients) in
supporting the European Obesity Day on 20th
May, with the development of two dedicated
animated videos to help raise awareness about this
emerging public health concern.
Obesity is still rising because of a combination of high caloric
intake and sedentary behaviour leading to, what we call, energy
imbalance. When it comes to tackling obesity, taking small
steps towards a healthier body weight is the way to go ahead.
Prevention remains the most effective treatment, and an essential
strategy to avoid weight gain is to follow an overall healthy and
balanced diet and to be physically active throughout the day.
Learn more about how to follow a healthy diet and lifestyle by
watching the first ISA animated video in support of the European
Obesity Day.
To find out more about why it is important to follow a healthy
diet and lifestyle, and how you can still enjoy the pleasure of
eating by watching the second ISA animated video in support of
the European Obesity Day.
Low calorie sweeteners: Do they have a role in obesity
prevention and management?
Smart swaps including replacing sugar-sweetened foods and drinks
with their low calorie sweetened equivalent can help reduce overall
sugar and calorie intake while maintaining the desired sweet taste
in the diet, and thus allow people trying to manage or lose weight
to keep the enjoyment of eating and drinking some of their
favourite sweet-tasting products.
A collective body of evidence supports that, when used in place
of sugar and as part of a balanced low-energy diet, low calorie
sweeteners can also be a helpful dietary strategy to people wishing
to lose weight or to maintain a healthy body weight.
Latest study findings on low calorie sweeteners' effects on
energy intake, food behaviour and weight management, as well as the
psychological factors influencing their use, will be discussed by
worldwide renowned experts at the ISA symposium in Porto, in the context of the 24th
European Congress on Obesity, held from 17th to 20th May 2017 and organised by the European
Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO). For more information
about the ISA symposium including speakers' presentation abstracts
please visit the ISA website here.
For more information on low calorie sweeteners, please visit
http://www.sweeteners.org .