𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗦, 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗘𝗥 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗦

𝗢𝗯𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲, 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁.

World Obesity Day celebrated annually calls attention to the urgent need for systemic changes in healthcare, food production, urban planning, and policymaking to combat the rising obesity epidemic.

Obesity has tripled globally since 1975, with over one billion people now affected (NCD-RisC, 2024). Additionally, 890 million adults and 160 million children and adolescents aged 5–19 are living with obesity globally (WHO, 2024).

Obesity increases the risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer (World Obesity Federation, 2024).

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
🎯There is a need to recognize obesity as a disease and integrate care into universal health coverage.
🎯 There is a need to improve food labeling, taxation on sugary drinks, and access to healthy food.
🎯There is a need to create safe spaces for physical activity and active transport systems.
🎯There is a need to address obesity stigma in workplaces and the media.

𝙒𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙖 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙮 𝙖𝙙𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙩.

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