"Obesity is not being adequately addressed by diet and lifestyle changes or currently available therapies, " the company said.
The prevalence of diseases related to an unhealthy diet and lifestyle is also on the rise, the government said.
The people in the study were part of a larger study on the effect of diet and lifestyle on cancer risk.
This foetal "programming" which determines health later on in life is strongly related to the mother's diet and lifestyle, even before she becomes pregnant.
Dr Keith Prowse from the British Lung Foundation said further investigation was needed for more conclusive evidence about the effects of diet and lifestyle.
Cholesterol UK called for government action to improve diet and lifestyle.
Information on diet and lifestyle also needs to be popularised.
Prof Cooper said the next challenge was to try to pinpoint the best diet and lifestyle that mothers could follow in order to reduce the risk of their children developing brittle bones.
The numbers could be even worse as statisticians said they chose a more conservative approach to estimating diet and lifestyle-related deaths, saying the factors might actually cause 500, 000 deaths annually, as much as cancer.
And yet, unlike AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria that require drugs for treatment, many of these chronic diseases can be treated or even reversed if people simply make big enough changes in diet and lifestyle.
The reasons for premature birth are not properly understood, but some of the factors which may be involved - such as poor diet and lifestyle - may themselves impact independently upon the health of the child.
Diet and lifestyle also play a role.
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"We would like to reinforce the need for children to have a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle, " he said.
For the current study, Buijsse and his colleagues excluded anyone with a history of heart disease or stroke, and also controlled for age, diet, lifestyle, and other factors.
Psilakis cites studies showing that the people of Crete have the lowest death rate from heart disease and cancer in the world, and he credits the lifestyle and traditional diet that of the poor Cretan farmer.
' He was very determined ... not to gain the weight and he wanted to make the lifestyle changes with his diet and his exercise, and that made the difference.
People could then adjust their lifestyle and diet, try preventative drugs, or take other action to reduce their risk of ever becoming sick.
"It is vital to encourage and support individuals to make healthier lifestyle choices, including having a healthier diet and being more physically active, " said the spokesperson.
Millions of us are popping prescription pills for innocuous ills, when simple lifestyle changes of diet and exercise--harped on by physicians for decades--are more effective and a lot cheaper.
In addition to what he felt would be explosive costs, Emanuel also argued against personalized medicine by observing that behavioral and lifestyle changes like diet, smoking and exercise, which account for 40% to 60% of all disease, are far likelier to have an impact on longevity and health-care affordability than genetics and thus should be the center of focus.
As a physician, I encourage everyone to adopt a healthy lifestyle, including proper diet and exercise.
Lifestyle change, including diet and exercise, is the mainstay remedy, although it poses big challenges.
That leaves patients seeking a heart-health booster beyond statins with old-fashioned lifestyle methods such as diet and exercise.
Raba said that faith healers tend to be well versed in Ayurveda, a field of indigenous medicine that focuses on lifestyle habits such as diet and fitness.
And Janney has returned to her active lifestyle, dropping 20 pounds by focusing on her diet and daily hikes with her dogs.
He said it was still important that people tried to control their weight, as healthy lifestyle choices like a balanced diet and taking exercise would overwhelmingly impact on visceral, and not subcutaneous fat levels.
Simon Clark, director of the smokers' lobby group Forest, said it was important to take into consideration the fact that many smokers tended to lead a generally unhealthy lifestyle, eating a poor diet, and not taking exercise.
All participants received lifestyle modification that consisted of a reduced calorie diet and exercise counseling.
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Individual metabolism is not something governments can control (not yet), nor can they isolate the fat input from the rest of the diet, much less unknowns such as genetics, lifestyle, and exercise regimens.
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In particular, the report emphasises the importance of the four main lifestyle risk factors - diet, physical activity, alcohol and tobacco.
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