9 Amendments of Antonios TRAKATELLIS related to 2007/2285(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas overweight and obesity are becoming a growing epidemic and are a major contributor to the leading causes of morbidity in Europe,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the WHO’s 2005 report on health in Europe analytically demonstrates that a large number of deaths and illnesses are caused by seven major risk factors, six of which (hypertension, cholesterol, the body mass index, inadequate fruit and vegetable consumption, lack of physical activity and excessive alcohol consumption) are related to diet and physical exercise, and whereas those health determinants must be acted upon simultaneously with a view to preventing a significant number of deaths and illnesses,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas a healthy diet must be considered as one with certain quantitative and qualitative properties geared to individual needs and always in strict adherence to dietetic principles,
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Approves the institution of the ‘High- Level Group on Nutrition and Physical Activity’ and the setting-up of the ‘Health Interview Survey monitoring system (EHIS)’, and of a Health Examination Survey (HES) where some physical and biological measurements, such as anthropometric measurements, will be collected, as effective tools for policy- makers and all actors involved to improve knowledge and the exchange of best practices; in the fight against obesity;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Further, asks Member States, local entities and school authorities to monitor and to improve the quality and nutritional standards of school meals and, to review portion sizes and to include fruit and vegetables in these meals ; asks for a total ban on the sale of foods and beverages high in fat, salt or sugar in schools; advocates instead making fresh fruit and vegetables available in vending machines; invites the Member States to ensure that more hours of school timetables are devoted to physical activities and to provide plans for the construction of new public sports facilities;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Acknowledges that general practitioners should be made aware of their essential role in the early identification of people at risk of overweight and the fact that they should be the main actors in the fight against the obesity epidemic; therefore emphasises the importance of carrying out systematic routine anthropometric measurements in association with screening for other cardiometabolic risk factors, in order to evaluate overweight/obesity co-morbidities at primary care level;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to develop European anthropometric indicators and guidelines on cardiometabolic risk factors associated with obesity in order to promote best medical practices as well as information campaigns on obesity-related risks and abdominal obesity in particular; urges the Commission to provide information about the dangers of home diets, especially if they involve the use of anti-obesity drugs taken without medical prescription;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls on the Member States to set up a system to ensure access to and quality delivery of service for the prevention, screening and managing of overweight, obesity and associated chronic diseases;