📰 A presentation by Dr Donna Ryan, delivered at #ICO2024, highlights the importance of targeting optimal body composition and function, not just weight loss. ➡️ Read more: https://lnkd.in/eJCMHvFQ #ObesityResearch #BodyComposition #PublicHealth #OptimalHealth #ICO2024
About us
World Obesity's mission is to improve global health by promoting the understanding of obesity and weight-related diseases through scientific research and dialogue, whilst encouraging the development of effective policies for their prevention and management. World Obesity is a not-for-profit organisation linking over 50 regional and national associations with over 10,000 professional members in scientific, medical and research organisations. It is an umbrella organisation for national obesity associations which comprises 52 member associations, representing 56 countries. Over the last decade, World Obesity has established itself as a dynamic, professionally managed organisation which has become a ‘nerve centre’ for everyone from governments, professionals and media wanting the latest information on prevalence data and new developments in scientific research into the prevention and management of obesity.
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- 11-50 employees
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- 1986
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- World Obesity aims to increase awareness and understanding of obesity through membership, congresses & meetings, awards for excellence, publications, policy initiatives & development, and education and research.
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🔬 New article in our journal #ObesityReviews examines the role of #Transcendental #Meditation in cardiometabolic health. Significant benefits in stress reduction and health markers noted. ➡️ Read more: https://lnkd.in/eyj2bBgx
Obesity Reviews article highlights transcendental meditation’s role in cardiometabolic health | World Obesity Federation
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🚨 A study presented at #ICO2024 suggests 67% of Brazilian women with a normal BMI have 'normal weight obesity'. Presented by Dr. Larissa Luna Queiroz, this research highlights the need for better health risk assessments and awareness. ➡️ Read more: https://lnkd.in/e6jXyTrn
Study finds two thirds of women of normal BMI have ‘normal weight obesity’ | World Obesity Federation
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Our latest newsletter, released for July 2024, is now available! 📰 This month features highlights including #ICO2024 presentations, changes to our board following our #AGM, member news and reports from around the world, and much more! 👀 ➡ Read it here: https://lnkd.in/e6KmyNPu
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🌍📊 Discover the #GlobalObesityObservatory! 🌟 At the World Obesity Federation, we’ve been gathering data for over 20 years, and now you can explore it all online. Our comprehensive database is available in various interactive formats, including: 🗺️ Interactive Maps Display overweight/obese prevalence by country, gender, age, socioeconomic group, education, and region. Show a range of obesity drivers and consequences. Highlight policies and interventions worldwide. 📉 Detailed Data Measured % obesity prevalence by country and population breakdowns. Drivers of obesity like fruit consumption and comorbidities such as diabetes and obesity-related cancers. Economic impact data. 📊 Custom Reports View all data for any country or region in one place. Downloadable report cards with prevalence, trends, drivers, comorbidities, and economic impact. 🗂️ Interactive Tables View and download prevalence data for adults and children globally or regionally. Presentation maps showing data by region across decades, available as PDFs. 📈 Global Rankings Interactive global rankings of estimated obesity prevalence, downloadable as PDFs. 📚 Publications Access all of World Obesity’s global and regional Atlases, economic impact reports, and policy dossiers. 👤 Personal Accounts Save your favourite graphs, create custom tables, and personalise PDFs. Use our Chartbuilder to create and save personalised charts. All graphs, country reports, regional reports, ranking tables, and maps are downloadable. Explore and download the data you need! 🔗 Dive into the Observatory now: data.worldobesity.org #WorldObesity #DataDriven #HealthData #PublicHealth #InteractiveMaps #ObesityData #HealthPolicy
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I am very proud and happy to have been elected by the General Assembly of the World Obesity Federation as "President-Elect," assuming the presidency in July 2026. Aware of all the responsibility that falls to me in the only global federation dedicated solely to obesity, with strong ties to the World Health Organization, in a world with over 1 billion people living with obesity. To make matters worse, it is a stigmatized disease that, because it is not taken seriously, does not receive resources for real prevention and treatment strategies. I am an endocrinologist, with a great focus on treatment, aware of the importance of treatment, but also that to mitigate the rising curves we need to work with united hands on multiple prevention fronts. I count on everyone's help! https://lnkd.in/e_XHqsXu
World Obesity Federation on Instagram: "📢 We're excited to announce the new leadership team following our Annual General Meeting on 17th July! 🎉 Congratulations to our new President, Dr. Simón Barquera! Dr. Barquera is a renowned expert in nutrition epidemiology with a distinguished career in obesity and chronic disease research. He is the Director of the Nutrition and Health Research Centre at
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The latest #SOFI2024 report, from FAO, is out! 📄 It's clear that governments must do much more to promote policies that address all forms of #malnutrition, including undernutrition and #obesity - and to meet the 2030 #SDG targets. ➡ Read it here: https://lnkd.in/ehcDiDte
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024
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🧃📺 The link between sugary drinks and obesity is undeniable. Big Soda uses sports sponsorships to "sports wash" and market these unhealthy products. ❗️ It's time for change. ✍️ Support the petition to demand the International Olympic Committee – IOC #KickBigSodaOutofSport and promote public health. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eZ7ppxhe
Kick Big Soda Out
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European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO), European Coalition for People living with Obesity (ECPO) & World Obesity (WOF) @JasonCGHalford
Delighted to be joining the WOF leadership team. And looking forward to working with our global, region and national partner and importantly those with lived experience #bettertogether
📢 We're excited to announce the new leadership team following our Annual General Meeting on 17th July! 🎉 Congratulations to our new President, Dr. Simón Barquera! Dr. Barquera is a renowned expert in nutrition epidemiology with a distinguished career in obesity and chronic disease research. He is the Director of the Nutrition and Health Research Centre at the National Institute of Public Health and has been a significant contributor to global health initiatives. 👏 Thank you to our Past-President, Professor Louise Baur! Professor Baur has been a pivotal figure in advancing the global understanding of obesity and its impact on health. Her dedication and leadership have been invaluable to our mission. 🔜 Introducing our President-Elect, Dr. Bruno Halpern! Dr. Halpern is a Brazilian endocrinologist with a focus on obesity management and the relationship between adiposity and diseases such as type 2 diabetes. He brings a wealth of experience and a vision centred on education and stigma reduction. 💼 Our new Treasurer, Professor Jason Halford! Professor Halford is the Head of the School of Psychology at the University of Leeds and has extensive experience in obesity research, particularly in the areas of appetite and weight management. His strategic and financial expertise will be crucial in steering our organisation forward. Join us in congratulating Simon, Louise, Bruno, and Jason on their new roles! Together, we will continue to address the global obesity epidemic and advocate for better health policies worldwide. #WorldObesity #Leadership #GlobalHealth #ObesityResearch #AGM2024
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🚨 A new study published in our journal Obesity Reviews has revealed significant links between food insecurity during pregnancy and negative maternal health outcomes in high-income countries. ➡️ Find out more: https://lnkd.in/e4m9zdUm
Food insecurity during pregnancy linked to increased obesity and poor diet quality, study suggests | World Obesity Federation
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