Obesity and overweight - World Health Organization (WHO)
Mar 1, 2024 · Obesity is a chronic complex disease defined by excessive fat deposits that can impair health. Obesity can lead to increased risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease, it can affect bone health and reproduction, it increases the risk of certain cancers. Obesity influences the quality of living, such as sleeping or moving.
Obesity - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sep 30, 2024 · Obesity. Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health. A body mass index (BMI) over 25 is considered overweight, and over 30 is obese. In 2019, an estimated 5 million noncommunicable disease (NCD) deaths were caused by higher-than-optimal BMI.
The challenge of obesity - World Health Organization (WHO)
Feb 23, 2024 · The challenge of obesity. 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 ...
Obesity - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jun 9, 2021 · Overweight and obesity are linked to more deaths worldwide than underweight. Most of the world's population live in a country where there are more people overweight and obese than underweight. This includes all high-income and middle-income countries. Diabetes, ischaemic heart disease and certain cancers are attributable to overweight and obesity.
Controlling the global obesity epidemic - World Health …
Jan 29, 2024 · For both, obesity poses a major risk for serious diet-related noncommunicable diseases, including diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and stroke, and certain forms of cancer. Its health consequences range from increased risk of premature death to serious chronic conditions that reduce the overall quality of life.</p>
One in eight people are now living with obesity
Jan 3, 2024 · Obesity is a complex chronic disease. The causes are well understood, as are the interventions needed to contain the crisis, which are backed by strong evidence. However, they are not implemented. At the World Health Assembly in 2022 Member States adopted the WHO Acceleration plan to stop obesity, which supports country-level action through ...
Obesity: Health consequences of being overweight
Being overweight or obese can have a serious impact on health. Carrying extra fat leads to serious health consequences such as cardiovascular disease (mainly heart disease and stroke), type 2 diabetes, musculoskeletal disorders like osteoarthritis, and some cancers (endometrial, breast and colon). These conditions cause premature death and ...
New WHO framework available for prevention and management …
17 May 2023. Departmental update. Reading time: 1 min (352 words) WHO launches a new Health Service Delivery Framework for Prevention and Management of Obesity, as a health system-focused component of the WHO Acceleration Plan to Stop Obesity. The new framework promotes expanded access to obesity prevention and management services for all age ...
World Obesity Day 2022 – Accelerating action to stop obesity
Apr 3, 2022 · Obesity is a disease impacting most body systems. It affects the heart, liver, kidneys, joints, and reproductive system. It leads to a range of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and stroke, various forms of cancer, as well as mental health issues.
Noncommunicable diseases - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sep 16, 2023 · Unhealthy diets and a lack of physical activity may show up in people as raised blood pressure, increased blood glucose, elevated blood lipids and obesity. These are called metabolic risk factors and can lead to cardiovascular disease, the leading NCD in terms of premature deaths. Risk factors Modifiable behavioural risk factors