Obesity

Overweight and obesity are defined by the WHO as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to an individuals health.

Overweight and obesity are major risk factors for a number of chronic diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer and while it was once an issue only in high income countries, overweight and obesity has now dramatically risen in low- and middle-income countries.Such countries are now facing a "double burden" of disease, for while they continue to deal with the problems of infectious disease and under-nutrition, they are also experiencing a rapid upsurge in chronic disease risk factors such as obesity and overweight, particularly in urban settings.
What is Obesity?

Obesity and overweight have in the last decade become a global problem - according to the World Health Organization (WHO) back in 2005 approximately 1.6 billion adults over the of age 15+ were overweight, at least 400 million adults were obese and at least 20 million children under the age of 5 years were overweight.

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What’s behind Gen Z’s skepticism about Ozempic and Wegovy

What’s behind Gen Z’s skepticism about Ozempic and Wegovy

Common diabetes drug can reduce the pain of people with knee osteoarthritis and obesity

Common diabetes drug can reduce the pain of people with knee osteoarthritis and obesity

Maternal childhood trauma linked to rapid weight gain in baby boys

Maternal childhood trauma linked to rapid weight gain in baby boys

Epigenetic flexibility helps embryos avoid developmental errors

Epigenetic flexibility helps embryos avoid developmental errors

UK public backs food tax, if it makes healthy food more affordable

UK public backs food tax, if it makes healthy food more affordable

Bacterial toxin may contribute to rise in early-onset colorectal cancer

Bacterial toxin may contribute to rise in early-onset colorectal cancer

Measles misinformation is on the rise — and Americans are hearing it, survey finds

Measles misinformation is on the rise — and Americans are hearing it, survey finds

DASH diet and salt reduction work together to reduce cardiovascular risk

DASH diet and salt reduction work together to reduce cardiovascular risk

Interferon regulatory factor 8 identified as key driver of liver fat buildup in NAFLD

Interferon regulatory factor 8 identified as key driver of liver fat buildup in NAFLD

Can a plant-based diet help prevent breast cancer?

Can a plant-based diet help prevent breast cancer?

Obesity alters the rhythm of liver’s starvation response

Obesity alters the rhythm of liver’s starvation response

New $15 million study aims to understand cardiovascular and kidney disease risk factors in women

New $15 million study aims to understand cardiovascular and kidney disease risk factors in women

Study shows how alcohol combined with burn trauma throws the intestinal microbiome into chaos

Study shows how alcohol combined with burn trauma throws the intestinal microbiome into chaos

Vitamin D curbs colorectal cancer by boosting immunity and blocking tumor growth

Vitamin D curbs colorectal cancer by boosting immunity and blocking tumor growth

Diabetes drugs GLP-1RA and SGLT2i lower dementia risk in older adults, study finds

Diabetes drugs GLP-1RA and SGLT2i lower dementia risk in older adults, study finds

Reversing adipose tissue fibrosis through targeted microRNA therapies

Reversing adipose tissue fibrosis through targeted microRNA therapies

Traditional BMI cut-offs overestimate overweight and obesity in male athletes

Traditional BMI cut-offs overestimate overweight and obesity in male athletes

Monell study offers renewed hope for people living with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome

Monell study offers renewed hope for people living with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome

Why “eat 1 more” boosts fruit and vegetable intake more than “5 a day”

Why “eat 1 more” boosts fruit and vegetable intake more than “5 a day”

Study: Women show greater awareness of obesity drugs than men

Study: Women show greater awareness of obesity drugs than men

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