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News Policy & Advocacy Jun 30, 22
Policy Symposium on NCD Prevention
A recap of 'Future directions for nutrition and physical activity policies to prevent NCDs across Europe'.
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News Member news Jun 30, 22
World Obesity welcomes four new members
World Obesity Federation is delighted to announce four new organisations joining our ranks in June 2022
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News Policy & Advocacy Jun 30, 22
STOP Project and WHO publish six new briefings
The STOP Project and the World Health Organization have developed a set of policy briefs.
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Events News Jun 01, 22
World Obesity attends the European Congress on Obesity (ECO)
We enjoyed a successful ECO in Maastricht, welcoming guests to our stand and holding a members' coffee morning.
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News Policy & Advocacy Jun 01, 22
Pivotal moment to addressing obesity: Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly
World Obesity attended The Seventy-Fifth World Health Assembly (WHA), which took place in Geneva from 22nd - 28th May.
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News SCOPE Apr 28, 22
Your new favourite podcast - Unlearn to Learn
Join renowned medical practitioners & professors to untangle the myths & misconceptions around obesity in this podcast.
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News Apr 27, 22
World Obesity Image Bank – new photographs from Asia and Africa
We've expanded our free Image Bank of non-stigmatising photographs to include images from two new countries.
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Policy & Advocacy Member news Apr 27, 22
NCD Lab - Get involved!
We are thrilled to offer our members an exciting engagement opportunity known as the NCD Lab.
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News Apr 27, 22
A multidisciplinary approach to the overweight individual: does language matter?
Experts at Federal University of Juiz de Fora in Brazil are publishing a book on the language used surrounding obesity.
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