Obesity affects more than one billion people worldwide, most of them in low- and middle-income countries. Adult obesity has more than doubled since 1990; adolescent obesity has quadrupled.
It drives diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer, and is projected to cost the global economy over $2 trillion by 2030 and $4 trillion by 2035.
Recognition is settled; obesity is accepted as a chronic, progressive disease. The WHO Acceleration Plan to Stop Obesity—developed and led in partnership with UNICEF—gives a shared framework. What remains unsettled is delivery.The vast majority of those with obesity never seek treatment, and the work of turning policy into scalable action is fragmented.
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