Rising prevalence of obesity is a worldwide health concern because excess weight gain
within populations forecasts an increased burden from several diseases, most notably …

The global obesity epidemic has been escalating for four decades, yet sustained prevention
efforts have barely begun. An emerging science that uses quantitative models has provided …

BACKGROUND: Previous efforts to forecast future trends in obesity applied linear forecasts
assuming that the rise in obesity would continue unabated. However, evidence suggests …

The simultaneous increases in obesity in almost all countries seem to be driven mainly by
changes in the global food system, which is producing more processed, affordable, and …

Objectives: To estimate the overall prevalence and absolute burden of overweight and
obesity in the world and in various regions in 2005 and to project the global burden in 2030 …

Background Obesity is a growing public health challenge worldwide with significant health
and economic impacts. However, much of what is known about the economic impacts of …

Background Despite the increased risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes
associated with excess bodyweight, development of a clinically meaningful metric for health …

Despite isolated areas of improvement, no country to date has reversed its obesity epidemic.
Governments, together with a broad range of stakeholders, need to act urgently to decrease …

Background Underweight and severe and morbid obesity are associated with highly
elevated risks of adverse health outcomes. We estimated trends in mean body-mass index …

Background Underweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes
throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of …