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, the challenge of 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. Overweight and obesity are the fourth most common risk factor for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in the Region, after high blood pressure, dietary risks ...
The prevalence of overweight and obesity in countries in the WHO European Region is consistently high, fuelling diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular diseases and other life-threatening noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). At the same time, parents of children living with overweight or obesity tend to underestimate their children’s weight status. These are the findings from the new WHO/Europe report ...
Obesity and depression are two of the most pressing public health challenges. Globally, more than 280 million people live with depression, and 890 million adults live with obesity. When the conditions ...
Chronic illnesses like depression and cancer can affect social commitments due to unpredictable symptoms and invisible challenges. Empathy and support are crucial when dealing with friends who have ...
MSN: Call to integrate obesity management with surgery, GLP-1s into cancer care
Integrating the most effective obesity treatments into cancer survivorship offers "an unprecedented opportunity" to improve long-term outcomes in cancer, including survival, a trio of obesity and ...