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People with higher BMIs may avoid care because of stigma, suggests study

Study suggests patients with higher BMI may avoid seeking healthcare/switch doctors due to experiencing weight stigma.

An interview with Professor Knut-Inge Klepp

An interview with Prof Knut-Inge Klepp, CO-CREATE Project Coordinator at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

Weight loss diets before elective surgery do not reduce postoperative complications

Study suggests that weight loss diets before elective surgery are ineffective in reducing postoperative complications.

Food Systems: a policy priority for World Obesity

Advocacy on food systems is now a policy priority for World Obesity we are now taking forward in a number of ways.

WHO Consultation on Recommendations for the prevention and Management of Obesity

WHO is currently running a public consultation on draft Recommendations for the prevention and Management of Obesity.

COVID News Digest - August 2021

We are compiling stories from credible sources representing all regions of the world, in relation to Obesity & COVID-19.

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