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Mar 03, 21
World Obesity Day 2021
World Obesity Day 2021 is here! This World Obesity Day, Every Body Needs Everybody.
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World Obesity Day Mar 03, 21
COVID-19 and Obesity: The 2021 Atlas
The cost of not addressing the global obesity crisis.
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News Dec 21, 20
Disparities in paediatric weight management
New policy brief from World Obesity, analysing the global disparities in paediatric weight management.
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COVID-19 and Obesity: The 2021 Atlas
Early on in the pandemic, it became clear that people with obesity were more likely to experience complications and death due to COVID-19, with our lwqoatest report showing that death rates are ten times higher in countries where more than 50% of the population are overweight. Obesity is a disease that does not receive prioritisation commensurate with its prevalence and impact, which is now fastest rising in emerging economies. COVID-19 provides a new urgency – and inspiration – for everybody to come together and address the root causes of obesity. This means adopting an integrated, equitable, comprehensive and person-centred approach to addressing obesity. Because every body needs everybody.
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Apr 28, 21
SCOPE School Global: Obesity and Mental Health
SCOPE School Global is returning with 'Obesity and Mental Health: What is the connection?'
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Mar 10, 21
XXV IFSO Journal Club
XXV IFSO JOURNAL CLUB: The impact of metabolic surgery on T2DM
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Apr 06, 21
AOCO-MASO 2021
Asia-Oceania conference on obesity & Malaysian Association for the study of obesity scientific conference.
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