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World Obesity Federation

Help improve obesity prevention and care globally: Take part in the MAPPS II survey

The World Obesity Federation has launched the MAPPS II (Management and Advocacy for Providers, Patients and Systems) surveys — a global effort to understa..

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19 Aug 2025

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World Obesity Federation

Driving multisectoral action on obesity in Brazil

The obesity epidemic presents a global health emergency, currently affecting 1 billion people worldwide, continuing to be misunderstood by society at large, ..

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26 Jun 2024

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World Obesity Federation

Chemical pollutants: An invisible cause of obesity?

Persistent chemicals in the environment may be adding to the obesity epidemic and, says Dr Tim Lobstein, are another reason why individuals should not b..

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25 Jun 2024

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World Obesity Federation, World Health Organization,

World Obesity at the 77th World Health Assembly

The World Obesity team joined our members and fellow health organisations at the 77th World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva to progress action on obesity...

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25 Jun 2024

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World Obesity Federation

People at the Centre: Obesity, COVID-19, and the Patient Perspective

In response to the current ..

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30 Apr 2020

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World Obesity Federation

World Obesity Day: ‘All countries significantly off track to meet 2025 WHO targets on Obesity’

All countries are worryingly off track to meet the 2025 global targets to which they have committed, despite just 5 years to go. &nbsp;By 2025, global obesit..

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23 Mar 2020

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