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Obesity and overweight - World Health Organization (WHO)

(1 days ago) In 2022, 2.5 billion adults aged 18 years and older were overweight, including over 890 million adults who were living with obesity. This corresponds to 43% of adults aged 18 years and over (43% of men and 44% of women) who were overweight; an increase from 1990, … See more

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/obesity-and-overweight

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Noncommunicable diseases: Childhood overweight and obesity

(4 days ago) WEBFor most NCDs resulting from obesity, the risks depend partly on the age of onset and on the duration of obesity. Obese children and adolescents suffer from both …

https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/noncommunicable-diseases-childhood-overweight-and-obesity

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REPORT OF THE COMMISSION ON ENDING CHILDHOOD …

(7 days ago) WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO) defines adolescents as those between 10 and 19 years of age. The majority of adolescents are, therefore, included in …

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/204176/9789241510066_eng.pdf

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WHO DISCUSSION PAPER DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR …

(Just Now) WEBon Science and Evidence for Ending Childhood Obesity. World Health Organization; Geneva: 2016. 9. MacLean P, Higgins J, Giles E, Sherk V, Jackman M. The role for …

https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/obesity/who-discussion-paper-on-obesity---final190821.pdf?sfvrsn=4cd6710a_24&download=true

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Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents aged 5 to …

(1 days ago) WEBWorld. Worldwide, the prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years has worsened by 6.3% from 1.94% [1.78% - 2.1%] in …

https://data.who.int/indicators/i/EF93DDB

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Over one billion obese people globally, health crisis …

(4 days ago) WEBOn World Obesity Day, marked on Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries to do more to reverse what is a preventable health crisis. According to recent data, more than one …

https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/03/1113312

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chapter Global trends in overweight and obesity - World …

(2 days ago) WEBIn 1997, the World Health Or-ganization (WHO), recognizing the rapidly increasing prevalence of obesity and its overwhelming social, economic, and public health conse …

https://publications.iarc.who.int/_publications/media/download/4585/91d921510561a455bd4b0e290de6c89a11a3d3b9.pdf

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World Obesity Day 2022 – Accelerating action to stop obesity

(9 days ago) WEBFollowing a request from Member States, the WHO secretariat is developing an acceleration action plan to stop obesity, tackle the epidemic in high burden countries …

https://www.who.int/news/item/04-03-2022-world-obesity-day-2022-accelerating-action-to-stop-obesity

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Child and adolescent obesity Nature Reviews Disease Primers

(Just Now) WEBDefinition and prevalence. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines obesity as “abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health” …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41572-023-00435-4

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A 2022 update on the epidemiology of obesity and a call to …

(3 days ago) WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO) Children are also affected, with almost 8% of children younger than 5 years and one in three school-aged children …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9107388/

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Defining Childhood Obesity - Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public …

(1 days ago) WEBThe World Health Organization, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and International Obesity Task Force each have definitions of overweight and obesity in …

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/obesity-prevention-source/obesity-definition/defining-childhood-obesity/

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Childhood Obesity World Obesity Federation

(9 days ago) WEBChildhood obesity is one of the most serious global public health challenges of the 21st century, affecting every country in the world. In just 40 years the number of school-age …

https://www.worldobesity.org/what-we-do/our-policy-priorities/childhood-obesity

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Obesity - Our World in Data

(4 days ago) WEBObesity is one of the world's largest health problems — one that has shifted from being a problem in rich countries to a health challenge around the world. The Global Burden of …

https://ourworldindata.org/obesity

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‘Epidemic of obesity’ blights children as global rates soar

(3 days ago) WEBGlobal prevalence of obesity more than quadrupled in girls between 1990 and 2022, rising from 1.7 per cent to 6.9 per cent, and going up from 2.1 per cent to 9.3 …

https://www.ft.com/content/f0d67cff-8507-498a-91cc-30fbfa65c1c3

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Obesity in children is rising dramatically, and it comes with major

(4 days ago) WEBAs of 2016, almost 8% of children ages 2 to 19 had severe obesity. Other health problems associated with severe obesity include obstructive sleep apnea, bone …

https://theconversation.com/obesity-in-children-is-rising-dramatically-and-it-comes-with-major-and-sometimes-lifelong-health-consequences-202595

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A primary health care approach to obesity prevention and …

(2 days ago) WEBThis policy brief discusses the challenges and opportunities for preventing obesity in children and adolescents, and providing health services to treat and …

https://www.who.int/publications-detail-redirect/9789240072671

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Obesity: a 100 year perspective International Journal of Obesity

(Just Now) WEBEven before the first associations were formed, monographs and academic dissertations about obesity had begun to appear with at least 44 dissertations between …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41366-024-01530-6

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REPORT OF THE COMMISSION ON ENDING CHILDHOOD …

(6 days ago) WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO) defines adolescents as those between 10 and 19 years of age. The majority of adolescents are, therefore, included in the age-based …

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/259349/WHO-NMH-PND-ECHO-17.1-eng.pdf?sequence=1

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Asking adults with obesity about their weight during childhood …

(5 days ago) WEBObesity in adulthood and childhood is a major public health concern. Risk stratification for related diseases might be possible by asking adults simple questions …

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-adults-obesity-weight-childhood-mortality.html

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Consideration of the evidence on childhood obesity for the …

(9 days ago) WEB1.Obesity - prevention and control. 2.Child Welfare. 3.Exercise. 4.Food Habits. I.World Health Organization. ISBN 978 92 4 156533 2 (NLM classification: WD 210) The …

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/206549/9789241565332_eng.pdf.?sequence=1

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Controlling the global obesity epidemic - World Health …

(Just Now) WEBObesity is a complex condition, one with serious social and psychological dimensions, that affects virtually all age and socioeconomic groups and threatens to …

https://www.who.int/activities/controlling-the-global-obesity-epidemic

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Malaysia’s obesity epidemic: experts say education key to counter

(9 days ago) WEBData from the World Obesity Foundation projects that more than two out of every three children in Malaysia will be overweight by 2035 despite a World Health …

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3262453/malaysias-obesity-epidemic-experts-say-education-key-counter-prediction-most-children-will-be

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Childhood obesity: what are the causes and how you can fight it

(6 days ago) WEBChildhood obesity rates are rising and global figures don't make for easy reading. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that over 124 million …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/childhood-obesity-what-are-the-causes-and-how-you-can-fight-it/ss-AA11Bm4N

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Obesity - World Health Organization (WHO)

(3 days ago) WEBChildhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century. Overweight children are likely to become obese adults. They are more …

https://www.who.int/news-room/facts-in-pictures/detail/6-facts-on-obesity

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Obesity Profile: November 2024 update - GOV.UK

(1 days ago) WEBThe Obesity Profile will be updated with data from the 2023 to 2024 National Child Measurement Programme. The tool displays prevalence of obesity, severe …

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/obesity-profile-november-2024-update

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Report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity

(8 days ago) WEBWorld Health Organization (WHO) defines adolescents as those between 10 and 19 years of age. The majority of adolescents are, therefore, included in the age-based definition …

https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA69/A69_8-en.pdf

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