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News World Obesity Day Mar 30, 23
OAC hosts Obesity Care Week to coincide with World Obesity Day
Obesity Action Coalition organised its annual Obesity Care Week from 27 February to 3 March
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News Blog Mar 15, 23
Stigmatising and biased media coverage of obesity needs to stop
An article in the Guardian/Observer published on March 12 unfortunately contributes to the misrepresentation of obesity.
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News SCOPE Mar 15, 23
SCOPE National Fellowship awarded to Dr Dimitrios Patoulias
Dr Patoulias is the newest recipient of this prestigious award!
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News SCOPE Mar 07, 23
New SCOPE module on chronic kidney disease and obesity
Authored by Dr Matthew R. Weir, this new module covers the association between obesity and chronic kidney disease.
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News Press Release Mar 02, 23
Economic impact of overweight and obesity to surpass $4 trillion by 2035
Study predicts that more than half the global population will be living with overweight and obesity within 12 years.
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News Member news Feb 28, 23
Resolve on childhood obesity crisis in Spain, despite worrying indicators
World Obesity Federation was a guest at the recent launch of the 2022 PASOS Study.
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News SCOPE Feb 28, 23
SCOPE hosts World Obesity Day webinar on child obesity
This webinar explored the growing issue of childhood obesity, a serious global public health challenge.
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News Member news Feb 28, 23
Five new members join World Obesity ahead of WOD 2023
Our membership continues to grow as we welcome new organisations based in Latin America, East Asia and Europe.
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News Policy & Advocacy Feb 28, 23
World Obesity participates in WHO 152nd Executive Board Meeting
In our capacity as an organisation in official relations with the WHO, we were pleased to contribute to this meeting.
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