11 Amendments of Adriana POLI BORTONE related to 2007/2285(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas overweight/obesity, together with smoking, dyslipidemia, hypertension, diabetes, malnutrition, a sedentary lifestyle, stress and atmospheric pollution, accounts for more than 92% of the overall risk of cardiovascular disease and is the leading cause of death in Europe (1.9 million deaths every year in the EU 25),
Amendment 164 #
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; asks for a total ban on the sale of foods and beverages high in fat, salt or sugar and of poor nutritional value 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 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers it essential that every kind of sponsorship and advertising for so-called HSSF products (high in sugar, salt, fat) of poor nutritional value should be banned in schools; asks for a voluntary commitment by all sports organisations and teams in order to promote balanced nutrition and physical activity and urges them to avoid sponsorship and promotion of food of poor nutritional value;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for a ban on industrial trans-fatty acids and urges EU Member States to follow good practices in controlling the content of substances in food (e.g. salt content); nevertheless points out that special exemptions should be provided for PDO (protected designation of origin) and PGI (protected geographical indication) and traditional products in order to preserve original recipes;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Acknowledges that general practitioners and pharmacists should be made aware of their essential role in the early identification of peopleatients at risk of overweight and the fact that they should be the main actors in thea collaborative effort to fight against the obesity epidemic;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Is convinced of the need for full recognition of the qualification of medical professionals as ‘clinical dietitians’ as well as ‘nutritionists’; urges Member States to promote the presence at school and in all workplaces of these kinds of doctors; considers that in the training of such professionals due attention should be drawn to gender, cultural, ethnic and age differences in the general population;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to promote best medical practices as well as information campaigns on obesity-related risks and abdominal obesity in particular and to support prevention training campaigns for healthcare professionals and public information campaigns on prevention of the various cardiovascular disease risk factors; 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 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Welcomes the inclusion of ‘diabetes and obesity’ as a priority within the 7th Framework Programme dedicated to health and calls for the other cardiovascular disease risk factors to be included as well;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Urges the Commission to take a more holistic approach to nutrition and make malnutrition, alongside obesity, a key priority in the fields of nutrition and health, incorporating it wherever possible into EU-funded research initiatives and EU-level partnerships;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Calls on the Member States to promote training courses and activities for medical/health professionals aimed at fostering abdominal obesity screening, diagnosis and treatment;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 c (new)
Paragraph 30 c (new)
30c. Calls on the Commission to promote Europe-wide information campaigns aimed at the general public and, in particular, at the medical profession, to raise awareness of the risks of abdominal obesity;