University of WinnipegFebruary 24, 2011Dr. Donna Turner CancerCare Manitoba

Setting the stage: what we know about obesity and nutrition in Manitoba?

So, what do we know about:

• Obesity• Nutrition & physical activity

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Why is thisimportant?• A healthy lifestylethat includesnutritious eatingand physicalactivity can helpto reduce the riskof cancer andother chronicdisease. • Research showsthat up to 50% ofcancers could bepreventedthrough lifestylechanges.

How do we compare?•Obesity rates are slightly higher in Manitoba than the Canadian average.•Fruit and vegetable consumption is lower in Manitoba than the Canadian average.•Total physical activity in Manitoba is similar to the national average.

What does this tell us? In Manitoba, the majority of the population does not consume the recommended number of fruit and vegetable servings.

What does thistell us?

Over half ofManitobans arephysically active.

What about Manitoba’s youth?

Manitoba Youth Health Survey • School division approvals sought to conduct survey• Reports were generated at the school, community,

school division and regional levels • Provincial roll up report released

http://www.cancercare.mb.ca/resource/File/Epi-Cancer_Registry/HeathyLiving2009_v2.pdf

• Census of grades 9 to 12 in all schools (some schools 6 to 8)

• 46,919 students participated in the survey • In total, there were 390 schools, 265 of these schools

included grade 9-12• All 11 Manitoba Regional Health Authorities

participated

Want to do your part for the Manitoba economy? Lead a healthy lifestyle.That’s the message from a new report that, for the first time, puts a provincial economic cost on such health risks as smoking, obesity and lack of exercise. www.allfitnews.com/diet-tips

Economy of scale

Making the Case for Primary Prevention: An Economic Analysis of Risk Factors in Manitoba - H.Krueger & Associates Inc.

Making the Case for Primary Prevention: An Economic Analysis of Risk Factors in Manitoba - H.Krueger & Associates Inc.

The price we pay…