LONDON http://www.cheaphydroflaskwithstraw.com/ , Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The current state of Londoners' health is lagging behind residents in other major cities, a London health organization said Wednesday, citing a new report it would released in October.
The London Health Commission on Wednesday said they would publish a Global Comparison study, which undertook a global comparison of 10 top world cities in terms of health, including Sydney Cheap Hydro Flask Straw , Toronto, Paris, Tokyo, New York, Hong Kong Cheap Hydro Flask 21 OZ , Johannesburg, Madrid and Sao Paolo.
The study revealed that children and adults living in London are facing relatively severe obesity problems compared with other major cities. The British capital has a higher rate of childhood obesity than anywhere else in the country, 22.4 percent for six-year children in London compared with 18.9 percent in England as a whole.
It said that London children leave primary school with more than a third overweight or obese, making it the highest rate of any major city in the world.
Meanwhile, the population of people smoke in London is relatively high Cheap Hydro Flask 20 OZ , as 18 percent of citizens smoke, while in the healthiest city Hong Kong, only 13 percent people smoke.
London is also ranked in the middle in terms of suicide rate, according to the study.
Hong Kong leads the way in health outcomes for its population with the longest life expectancy and lowest infant mortality rate, it indicated.
"The Commission's research raises critical questions about obesity in London. We have already introduced a number of initiatives aimed at tackling obesity Cheap Hydro Flask 24 OZ , promoting healthy eating and getting more active, including programmes to boost cycling and walking and our Healthy Schools London scheme," Mayor of London Boris Johnson commented.
Lord Ara Darzi, independent chair of the London Health Commission told Xinhua that the organization is also concerned about people's mental health, heart diseases Cheap Hydro Flask 18 OZ , strokes and many other aspects of health in London, and the full study would be released on Oct. 16.
He said that the obesity problem in London cannot be ignored, and London needs to learn from those cities with better experiences in tackling children's obesity problems.
Darzi called for efforts to help citizens choose healthier lifestyles while also providing them with the health, support and services they need.
Mayor Johnson said he would also look forward to receiving Lord Darzi's recommendations of some measures to cope with the current healthy problems in London in October.
" Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks drives to the basket against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday in New York City. Photo: AFP
The New York Knicks' latest tough week ended on a high note on Sunday as Carmelo Anthony and company shocked the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 at Madison Square Garden.
A victory over the second-best team in the NBA was a welcome change of fortune for the Knicks, who are languishing well out of playoff contention in the Eastern Conference amid tensions between Anthony and Knicks President Phil Jackson.
A feud between owner James Dolan and popular ex-Knick Charles Oakley also boiled over in ugly fashion on Wednesday.
Anthony said he was doing his best to ignore the noise.
""I'm out here playing basketball Cheap Hydro Flask 40 OZ , trying to enjoy the game of basketball,"" he said. ""Whatever happens outside the basketball court does not concern me.""
Instead, -Anthony said, he and his teammates were focused on delivering the kind of consistent performance they've had trouble sustaining through four quarters this season.
Anthony scored 25 points and pulled down seven rebounds, Derrick Rose added 18 and Kristaps Porzingis contributed 16 with seven rebounds and four blocked shots to help the Knicks end a four-game skid.
New York came up big defensively Cheap Hydro Flask 32 OZ , too, holding the Spurs to a season-low 36.3 percent shooting in the upset.
Kawhi Leonard paced the Spurs with 36 points and LaMarcus -Aldridge added 15, but veteran point guard Tony Parker missed all three of his field goal attempts and finished with zero points and four assists in 31 minutes on the floor.
A jump shot from Leonard cut New York's lead to 88-86 with 1:43 to play, but Anthony responded with two straight baskets that rebuilt the Knicks' lead to 92-86 with 33 seconds remaining. The Spurs wouldn't get the deficit -below four points the rest of the way.
In Toronto, Kentavious Caldwell--Pope scored five of his 21 points in the final minute as the Detroit Pistons erased a 16-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Raptors 102-101.
Caldwell-Pope made a 16-foot (4.88-meter) jumper and followed it with a three-pointer with 13.2 seconds left to give the Pistons a one-point lead.
Toronto's DeMar DeRozan missed a fadeaway jump shot as time expired.
The Raptors Cheap Hydro Flask , fourth in the Eastern Conference, lost for the 10th time in 14 games.
Andrew Wiggins scored 27 points and Karl--Anthony Towns contributed 22 as the Minnesota Timberwolves rolled past the injury-depleted -Chicago Bulls 117-89 in Minneapolis.
The Bulls were without starters Jimmy Butler and Dwyane Wade as well as backups Nikola Mirotic and Paul Zipser. The Timberwolves, who had lost five of their previous six games, took full advantage to give coach Tom Thibodeau a sweep of the season series against his former team.
In Sacramento, DeMarcus Cousins scored 28 points, grabbed 14 -rebounds and handed out 17 assists in the Kings' 105-99 win over the New -Orleans Pelicans.
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