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E-Articles - Hispanics and Obesity - The Worrying Truth
What is the link between Hispanics and obesity? Are people of Hispanic origin more prone to obesity than others?
Respected Hispanic trend watcher Jaun G Tornoe feels there is enough
Respected Hispanic trend watcher Jaun G Tornoe feels there is enough
According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product
anecdotal and scientific data supporting the link between Hispanics and obesity to raise warning flags…
One of the culprits he identifies is the huge choice of cheap, fast food and s
One of the culprits he identifies is the huge choice of cheap, fast food and s
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
ugary drinks on offer to newly arrived Latino immigrants, many of whom come from extremely deprived backgrounds…
Fast Foods and Obesity - a Warning From a Friend...
In a recent blog
Fast Foods and Obesity - a Warning From a Friend...
In a recent blog
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
, Tornoe recounts how, as a new immigrant himself, a friend had warned him of this danger...
"(He) told me right after I moved into the U.S. to be careful with the junk food... He no
"(He) told me right after I moved into the U.S. to be careful with the junk food... He no
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
ticed that many new immigrants went crazy with the excessive food offerings this country offers.
"If they are not careful, they will watch their waistline be a victim of over choice
"If they are not careful, they will watch their waistline be a victim of over choice
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
in just a couple of months."
Victims of Good Intentions...
Second and third generation Hispanic families are also at risk. Ironically, they're largely victims of their parents' good
Victims of Good Intentions...
Second and third generation Hispanic families are also at risk. Ironically, they're largely victims of their parents' good
ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
intentions.
"Generally speaking, back in Latin America, a chubby baby or little kid is the obvious sign of healthiness (compared with the unfortunate scars malnutrition leaves on ma
"Generally speaking, back in Latin America, a chubby baby or little kid is the obvious sign of healthiness (compared with the unfortunate scars malnutrition leaves on ma
easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi
y persons South of the Border)," writes Torno.
"What better way for parents to feel like they are doing a good job taking care of their offspring, than to show all those around them
"What better way for parents to feel like they are doing a good job taking care of their offspring, than to show all those around them
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
their chubby kids… then the bad eating habits just take control over the little kid’s life and all the adversities obesity brings begin to show up in the kid’s life."
The "Bigger is
The "Bigger is
and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
Better" Myth
This point is reinforced by an article in another authoritative source of Hispanic news, Hispanicbusiness.com…
“It doesn’t do to tell a mother her chubby baby isn’t hea
This point is reinforced by an article in another authoritative source of Hispanic news, Hispanicbusiness.com…
“It doesn’t do to tell a mother her chubby baby isn’t hea
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
lthy and to cut the fat early for a lifetime of health.
"We have to change the perceptions of a community where the parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles are overweight and don’t c
"We have to change the perceptions of a community where the parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles are overweight and don’t c
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
onsider that a problem... We need to help the community see that bigger isn’t necessarily better,” says the article.
Hispanics are Not Alone
It's worth mentioning that Hispanics are
Hispanics are Not Alone
It's worth mentioning that Hispanics are
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
not alone in this. In my home country, South Africa, many of my countrymen and women struggle with obesity and its associated ills, like diabetes and heart disease.
The chief culpri
The chief culpri
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
t is the readily available processed food and the rapid spread of fast food outlets. The past decade has brought long-awaited political freedom and increasing prosperity. The flipside
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
is a growing obesity problem.
In people for whom poverty and near starvation still loom large, combating the "bigger is better" myth is extremely difficult.
Research into Hispanics
In people for whom poverty and near starvation still loom large, combating the "bigger is better" myth is extremely difficult.
Research into Hispanics
t?
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
and Obesity links
There have also been several academic studies of Hispanics and obesity. A survey conducted in May 2004 for Kellogg by La Opini?n/El Diario de la Prensa Market Resea
There have also been several academic studies of Hispanics and obesity. A survey conducted in May 2004 for Kellogg by La Opini?n/El Diario de la Prensa Market Resea
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
rch Center, shows Latino families not exercising at recommended levels resulting in rising obesity rates among them.
Hispanics and obesity links are also under the spotlight in a fiv
Hispanics and obesity links are also under the spotlight in a fiv
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
e-year study at the University of Texas at El Paso. UTEP has received a $4.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study and reduce health disparities among Hispanic
.
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
s.
The five-year grant will establish the Center for the Advancement of Minority Health and Health Disparities Research at UTEP. The grant will also help recruit and train faculty an
The five-year grant will establish the Center for the Advancement of Minority Health and Health Disparities Research at UTEP. The grant will also help recruit and train faculty an
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
d will be used to disseminate research results to the community.
So while its clear that Latino Obesity is a large and growing problem, there is also growing awareness of the problem
So while its clear that Latino Obesity is a large and growing problem, there is also growing awareness of the problem
tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products
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