The prevalence of obesity has increased worldwide in the past~ 50 years, reaching
pandemic levels. Obesity represents a major health challenge because it substantially …

The prevalence of obesity has progressively increased globally over the last 30 years. The
determinants of this pandemic are many, poorly defined and priorities debated. While public …

The worldwide increase in obesity and related chronic diseases has largely been driven by
global trade liberalization, economic growth and rapid urbanization. These factors continue …

A new report provides compelling evidence of the high prevalence of overweight and
obesity throughout the world. The prevalence has increased since 1980, but at different …

Obesity can be defined as the excessive accumulation of fat in adipose tissue, to the extent
that health may be impaired. The most widely used measures of total and abdominal …

Obesity is characterized by the accumulation of excess body fat and can be conceptualized
as the physical manifestation of chronic energy excess. An important challenge of today's …

In the past decade, the prevalence of obesity and related comorbidities has continued to
increase across the globe, prompting many countries to adopt policies to improve diet …

The prevalence of obesity, measured by body mass index, has risen to unacceptable levels
in both men and women in the United States and worldwide with resultant hazardous health …

The prevalence of obesity is increasing at an alarming rate in many parts of the world. About
2 billion people are overweight and one third of them obese. The plight of the most affected …

Obesity is a complex multifactorial disease that accumulated excess body fat leads to
negative effects on health. Obesity continues to accelerate resulting in an unprecedented …