National, regional, and global trends in adult overweight and obesity prevalences

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Authors

Gretchen A Stevens · World Health Organization

Gitanjali M Singh · Boston University

Yuan Lu · Harvard Global Health Institute

Goodarz Danaei · Harvard University

John K. Lin · Boston University

Mariel M. Finucane · Harvard Global Health Institute

Adil N Bahalim

Abstract

Globally, the prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased since 1980, and the increase has accelerated. Although obesity increased in most countries, levels and trends varied substantially. These data on trends in overweight and obesity may be used to set targets for obesity prevalence as requested at the United Nations high-level meeting on Prevention and Control of NCDs.

Topics & Keywords

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Nutritional Studies and Diet Obesity and Health Practices

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Population Health Metrics

Volume 10, Issue 1, pp. 22-22

DOI: 10.1186/1478-7954-10-22

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