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News Jan 21, 22
COVID News Digest - January 2022
We are compiling stories from credible sources representing all regions of the world, in relation to Obesity & COVID-19.
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News Policy & Advocacy Jan 21, 22
Youth Voices for Planetary Health: The Time to Act is Now
World Obesity collaborated with the Wellcome Trust as a member of its Health & Climate network.
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News Jan 20, 22
New vacancies: Editors-in-Chief of Obesity Reviews and Clinical Obesity
World Obesity is recruiting new Editors-in-Chief for two of its academic journals: Clinical Obesity and Obesity Reviews.
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News Jan 11, 22
Pre-pregnancy obesity linked with early puberty onset in daughters, suggests Obesity Reviews study
Researchers have found that maternal overweight/obesity may increase the risk of early pubertal development .
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SCOPE Jan 05, 22
New SCOPE module: Emerging Therapies in Obesity Medicine
Our new SCOPE module explores various new or developing therapies for obesity medicine.
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News Dec 22, 21
2021: End of Year letter
President John Wilding and CEO Johanna Ralston reflect on World Obesity's 2021, and a glimpse to 2022.
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News Member news Dec 21, 21
2021 in review: Our Members
We take a snapshot of some of the fantastic things our members have been doing this year, and a look forward to 2022.
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News Policy & Advocacy Dec 20, 21
2021 in review: Policy & Advocacy
A look back to what we have achieve in Policy & Advocacy this year, and a glimpse into the future of 2022.
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Events News Dec 19, 21
2021 in review: Events
Under challenging circumstances, 2021 has still been a successful year for convening at World Obesity.
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