Obesity: Health consequences of being overweight Being overweight or obese can have a serious impact on health Carrying extra fat leads to serious health consequences such as cardiovascular disease (mainly heart disease and stroke), type 2 diabetes, musculoskeletal disorders like osteoarthritis, and some cancers (endometrial, breast and colon)
Obesity WPRO - World Health Organization (WHO) Obesity is one of the most serious global public health challenges of the 21st century, affecting every country in the Western Pacific Region Obesity in adulthood is a major risk factor for the world’s leading causes of poor health and early death including cardiovascular disease, several common cancers, diabetes and osteoarthritis Preventing obesity has direct benefits for health and
Obesity - World Health Organization (WHO) More than 1 9 billion adults were overweight in 2016, and 650 million obese In 2016, more than 1 9 billion adults were overweight and 650 million were obese At least 2 8 million people each year die as a result of being overweight or obese The prevalence of obesity nearly tripled between 1975 and 2016
Obésité - World Health Organization (WHO) Le surpoids et l’obésité sont définis comme une accumulation anormale ou excessive de graisse qui présente un risque pour la santé Une personne est considérée comme en surpoids si son indice de masse corporelle (IMC) est supérieur à 25 et comme obèse si celui-ci dépasse 30
Controlling the global obesity epidemic - World Health Organization (WHO) <p>At the other end of the malnutrition scale, obesity is one of today rsquo;s most blatantly visible ndash; yet most neglected ndash; public health problems Paradoxically coexisting with undernutrition, an escalating global epidemic of overweight and obesity ndash; ldquo;globesity rdquo; ndash; is taking over many parts of the world If immediate action is not taken, millions will
Principaux repères sur lobésité et le surpoids Principaux faits En 2022, une personne sur huit dans le monde était obèse Au niveau mondial, le nombre d’adultes obèses a plus que doublé depuis 1990, et le nombre d’adolescentes et adolescents obèses a été multiplié par quatre
Healthy diet - World Health Organization (WHO) Healthy dietary practices start early in life – breastfeeding fosters healthy growth and improves cognitive development, and may have longer term health benefits such as reducing the risk of becoming overweight or obese and developing NCDs later in life Energy intake (calories) should be in balance with energy expenditure
The challenge of obesity - World Health Organization (WHO) Key facts Overweight and obesity are among the leading causes of disability and death in the WHO European Region; recent estimates suggest that they cause more than 1 2 million deaths across the Region every year
One in eight people are now living with obesity New study released by the Lancet shows that, in 2022, more than 1 billion people in the world are now living with obesity Malnutrition, in all its forms, includes undernutrition, inadequate vitamins or minerals, overweight and obesity Undernutrition is responsible for half of the deaths of children under 5 and obesity can cause noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases
Stronger food policies needed to combat obesity in the Philippines On World Obesity Day 2025, the National Nutrition Council (NNC), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO) call for stronger policies to prevent childhood overweight and obesity and ensure children grow up in healthier food environments Obesity—now recognised as a chronic and relapsing disease linked to diabetes, heart disease, and other chronic