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News Policy & Advocacy Sep 28, 23

Elevating obesity at the 78th UN General Assembly

World Obesity members, volunteers and staff were involved in many events, forums and meetings at UNGA 78 in New York.

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Events Member news Sep 28, 23

Reflections from the XXVI IFSO World Congress

Sessions at this landmark congress ranged from in-depth courses to engaging panel discussions.

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News Sep 28, 23

Obesity: The Other Pandemic of the 21st Century - Chapter focus

‘Comorbidities associated with obesity’ investigates related comorbidities in the patient living with obesity.

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News Projects Sep 27, 23

Young people have ideas to tackle obesity – but are we listening?

CO-CREATE publishes a set of scientific papers on working with adolescents to tackle obesity.

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News SCOPE Aug 31, 23

Dr Georgios Valsamakis awarded SCOPE International Fellowship

Congratulations to Dr Valsamakis for receiving the SCOPE International Fellowship Award!

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News Member news Aug 31, 23

Canadian lived experience advocacy group Obesity Matters joins World Obesity

Our newest member is a Canadian non-profit representing the lived experience community.

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News SCOPE Aug 31, 23

New SCOPE module - Genetics and Obesity

This new module, authored by Prof. Sadaf Farooqi, outlines how genetic changes contribute to obesity.

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News Policy & Advocacy Jul 27, 23

International agencies launch publications relating to obesity and childhood health

International agencies such as WHO, UNICEF and FAO recently launched a number of publications relating to obesity.

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News Member news Jul 26, 23

World Obesity welcomes Chilean member association ACHINUMET

Our newest full member is the Chilean Association for Clinical Nutrition, Obesity and Metabolism (ACHINUMET).

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