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News Member news Sep 30, 24

Welcoming new members from Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, Costa Rica and Slovakia

We are delighted to welcome five new organisations as World Obesity members.

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News SCOPE Sep 24, 24

SCOPE School Melbourne held at IFSO Congress

World Obesity, in collaboration with IFSO, held a SCOPE School at this year’s IFSO Congress in Melbourne

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News Sep 20, 24

New study explores the impact of behavioural weight management on children’s eating behaviour traits

New study has shed light on how BWMIs affect eating behaviour traits in children living with overweight and obesity.

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News Sep 18, 24

New study provides guidelines for conducting paediatric obesity pharmacotherapy clinical trials

New study in our journal offers key guidelines to improve safety and efficacy of paediatric obesity medication trials.

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News Sep 16, 24

IOTF’s champion Tim Cole celebrates a life in statistics

The creator of IOTF celebrated his life as a medical statistician at the UCL Great Ormond Institute of Child Health.

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News SCOPE Aug 29, 24

SCOPE Core Learning Path (CLP) Scholarship applications now open

Healthcare professionals in select countries can now apply for a scholarship to access the SCOPE CLP course.

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News Aug 29, 24

World Obesity presents at the 3rd China Obesity Congress 2024

The 3rd China Obesity Congress (COC) 2024 brought together over 1,200 participants in Beijing, China.

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News Aug 28, 24

Study reveals key insights on why preconception and pregnancy interventions struggle to prevent childhood obesity

A recent review highlights challenges in preconception and pregnancy interventions for preventing childhood obesity.

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Events News Aug 14, 24

Driving multisectoral action on obesity in Brazil at ICO 2024

Our board reflect on a successful International Congress on Obesity held in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 2024.

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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