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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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News Apr 01, 23

Championing the use of people-first language in childhood overweight and obesity

A joint statement by leading obesity groups has been published in our international journal, Pediatric Obesity

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Events News Mar 30, 23

The Lancet Summit - Childhood obesity: consequences across the life course

WHO, UNICEF and the World Obesity Federation partnered with the Lancet to host the virtual Lancet summit.

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News Policy & Advocacy Mar 30, 23

Changing perspectives and advancing national action

To mark World Obesity Day, we held a webinar to hear from governments about their priorities for action on obesity.

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News World Obesity Day Mar 30, 23

World Obesity Day 2023 – changing perspectives around the world

We celebrate another successful World Obesity Day and share some of the highlights from around the world.

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News World Obesity Day Mar 30, 23

The Brazilian Obesity Panel and Instituto Cordial host a World Obesity Day online event

Speakers included international and national experts, as well as lived experience representatives.

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News World Obesity Day Mar 30, 23

The Obesity Society of Nigeria (TOSN) in the media on World Obesity Day

TOSN carried out a number of significant media appearances as part of its World Obesity Day 2023 campaign.

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News World Obesity Day Mar 30, 23

World Obesity Day 2023 in China: Summit and local activities

A landmark virtual summit with some 20,000 participants was held this World Obesity Day by OPCS-CNS.

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News World Obesity Day Mar 30, 23

BeActive Foundation Ghana marks World Obesity Day

BeActive Foundation embarked on a health walk in Aburi, Ghana on World Obesity Day 2023.

Training & Events

SCOPE E-Learning

We offer the only internationally recognised course on obesity management. Read more here.

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Data

Global Obesity Observatory

We offer various statistics, maps and key data around the topic of obesity. You can find all that and more here.

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Policy & Advocacy

Our Policy Priorities

We have developed five key areas of policy that are a priority to us. Want to know more? Check them out here!

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