Obesity has become a major public health issue in China. Overweight and obesity have
increased rapidly in the past four decades, and the latest national prevalence estimates for …

Summary The Nutrition Transition model is presented with the nature and pace of change in
key stages varying by location and subpopulations. At present, all high‐income and many …

The double burden of malnutrition (DBM), defined as the simultaneous manifestation of both
undernutrition and overweight and obesity, affects most low-income and middle-income …

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 excess body weight and the associated cancer burden have been rising
over the past several decades globally. Between 1975 and 2016, the prevalence of excess …

Significant global health challenges are being confronted in the 21st century, prompting
calls to rethink approaches to disease prevention. A key part of the solution is city planning …

Along with the rising global burden of disability attributed to stroke, costs of stroke care are
rising, providing the impetus to direct our research focus towards effective measures of …

We have reviewed the distinctive features of excess weight, its causes, and related
prevention and management efforts, as well as data gaps and recommendations for future …

Decades ago, discussion of an impending global pandemic of obesity was thought of as
heresy. But in the 1970s, diets began to shift towards increased reliance upon processed …

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 …