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News Policy & Advocacy Oct 31, 24
Join the first global obesity Community of Practice
We are excited to establish this global network which aims to improve coordination and strengthen obesity networks.
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News Policy & Advocacy Oct 17, 24
Obesity: The overlooked crisis in global health
As the global response to obesity reaches a tipping point, another major health report has failed to prioritise it.
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News Oct 08, 24
New study highlights the modest impact of weight bias reduction interventions in healthcare students
A new study explores the effectiveness of interventions designed to reduce weight bias among healthcare students.
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News Oct 08, 24
New study finds gastric bypass most effective for improving cardiac structure among bariatric surgeries
A new study explores the comparative effectiveness of different bariatric surgeries on improving cardiac structure.
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News Policy & Advocacy Sep 30, 24
Growing recognition of obesity at the heart of the NCD response
We attended and participated in a number of events with members and obesity stakeholders at UNGA 79.
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News Member news Sep 30, 24
Welcoming new members from Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, Costa Rica and Slovakia
We are delighted to welcome five new organisations as World Obesity members.
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News SCOPE Sep 24, 24
SCOPE School Melbourne held at IFSO Congress
World Obesity, in collaboration with IFSO, held a SCOPE School at this year’s IFSO Congress in Melbourne
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News Policy & Advocacy Sep 23, 24
A year to act: Paving the way to the 2025 UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs
Addressing obesity must be at the heart of the global NCD response if we are to stem the tide of rising NCDs.
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News Sep 20, 24
New study explores the impact of behavioural weight management on children’s eating behaviour traits
New study has shed light on how BWMIs affect eating behaviour traits in children living with overweight and obesity.
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