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News Policy & Advocacy May 31, 23
Progressing the shared obesity agenda at the 76th World Health Assembly
World Obesity staff, members and allies convened at WHA76 to spotlight obesity on the international health agenda.
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News Policy & Advocacy May 31, 23
New WHO guideline advises not to use non-sugar sweeteners for weight control
New guidelines have been released by WHO regarding the use of non-sugar sweeteners (NSS).
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News SCOPE May 31, 23
SCOPE National Fellowship awarded to Dr Fotios Barkas
Congratulations to the newest recipient of our prestigious SCOPE National Fellowship award.
View MoreNews Policy & Advocacy May 31, 23
Connecting with members at European Congress on Obesity 2023
ECO2023 delivered leading research and knowledge from experts over the course of four days in May.
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News Projects May 31, 23
CO-CREATE webinars: new policy indexes on nutrition and physical activity
The CO-CREATE project hosted two well-attended webinars in May to publicise the new policy indexes.
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News Member news May 31, 23
Ghana CVD, diabetes and obesity roundtable event
SASNET Ghana, a World Obesity member, held a roundtable discussion on CVD, diabetes and obesity.
View MoreNews World Obesity Day Apr 27, 23
Sociedad Mexicana de Obesidad (SMO) hosts a variety of events for World Obesity Day
SMO organised its broadest and most ambitious programme of events for World Obesity Day 2023.
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News World Obesity Day Apr 27, 23
Healthy Caribbean Coalition: World Obesity Day activities
The Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) marked World Obesity Day with a number of events.
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News SCOPE Apr 27, 23
Leading the charge against obesity in a developing country: A blog by Dr Chinedu Iwu
Chinedu shares his reflections on the SCOPE Leadership Programme and its impact.
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