Global Health and Sustainability

GLOBAL HEALTH AND
SUSTAINABILITY

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Issue.............................................................................................................................................3
Background..................................................................................................................................4
Current Situation..........................................................................................................................5
Key Considerations......................................................................................................................7
Recommendation.......................................................................................................................11
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
A mentally and physically healthy population is crucial for the economic development. The
poorest people are more likely prevalent of health effects due to exposure and environment
hazardous like pollution, air and impure water. So, it is important to stay healthy of global
population then they can bring financial benefits. Heath globalization is not only included
community population but also whole world population that’s why whenever disease ratio is
measured then it is estimated at global level. While sustainability brings long-term success at
global level means sustainability helps to meet individuals needs without compromising future
generation needs. In this report will discuss about diabetes and obesity disease which become
one of the major health issues in UK as well as at global level.
MAIN BODY
Issue
Most of the healthcare in UK are facing situation of high cost and increasing cases of
diabetes, obesity that have tremendously impacted health and well being of individuals. Obesity
is one of most challenging issue that is continuously increasing or have doubled in last 20 years
that is from 6.9 million to 13 million. People that are above age group of 16 years having BMI
of 30 or above that is set to be known as obesity. At the same time UK is facing growing
number of diabetes patient crises that means nearly 2 million people are being exposed to have
level of sugar content high in blood which have caused several health issues. Government of UK
need to pay attention in health care sectors for better health and well being of individual as if no
steps are taken then from growing diabetes cases more than 39000 people have to suffered from
heart attack and among them 50000 have to face situation or experienced of high stroke. As per
NHS the most common types of diabetes that is found in most of the people of UK is type 2 that
is caused by the way insulin hormone break down glucose in body. Therefore, it can cause long
term impact or increase serious risk related to heart attack and eyes or case of obesity or
overweight (Patton, 2019). Number of chances of diabetes and obesity patients are growing at
rapid stage that need to be taken care by government organisation. It can be stated that obesity is
major driver that have increased diabetes of type 2 risks that is approximately 80 % to 85%.
More than 2.85 million of people have been diagnosed over past 20 years in England that has
make it one of the most important issue or problem. Briefing matter explained about various
important issue that are faced by most of the people so that detailed study of such topic can be
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done and effective suggestion can be provided for better health and well-being of individual. It
provided appropriate data, facts and recommendation that can be used to improve or resolve
issue so that more and more people can live healthy life (Torkamani and Topol, 2019).
Therefore purpose of report is to create awareness among people, government of UK, various
health care organisation about increasing cases of diabetes and obesity that have lead to death
and loss of human life. It has explained about why situation have arose, different action or
measured that are taken by government or health care organisation to resolve problem etc. It
then has explained about current status or situation of issue or problem that are faced by
individual and various policies and procedure that need to be implemented by government and
health care organisation for reducing percentage of health issue that are faced by people of UK
(Wang and Moriarty, 2018). Various suitable option that can be taken by government and its
pros and cons in future are effectively discussed and explained in report. At last on basis of
alternative option to resolve issue or problem a suggestion is given in the report so that case of
obesity and diabetes can be reduce to minimum.
Background
There are many causes that have lead increase in number of case of obesity in UK as it is
not such types of diseases that can be happened just in day. It can be stated that obesity is mainly
caused due to two important reasons that is over consumption of food products and services or
little intake of food products. People of UK intake high amount of sugar and fat and does not
exercise to stay fit and health so it have resulted in number of case during since many years.
Such as men need to intake 2500 calories and women 2000 calories for healthy lifestyles but
people that eat more than that and does not perform physical activities have to suffered situation
of obesity. There are large number of younger and adult people in UK that likes to have fast
food or processed food, alcohol and sugar drink so such poor diet habit of individual have
adversely impacted on health and well being of various person (Melby and et.al., 2016). Various
work are done by people of UK through use of internet and computer that have lead to lack of
physical exercise and storage of large amount of fat in the body. Genetics is another reason that
has caused transfer of problem of obesity from one generation from another and contributed in
increase in overall diseases. Underactive thyroid gland and cushing syndrome are some of the
factors that have caused increase in number of obesity patients in UK. On the other hand type 1
diabetes problem have occurred when immune system of body attacks insulin that is producing
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