World Obesity

The World Obesity Federation is a not-for-profit devoted to addressing the global #obesity burden.

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🌍 Introducing our new leadership.

We're delighted to welcome Professor Bruno Halpern as President of the World Obesity Federation and Professor Sir Collin Tukuitonga as President-Elect.

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Together, they will help lead the Federation into its next chapter. 🧵👇

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Obesity is a chronic, relapsing disease - not a lifestyle choice or a question of willpower. Recognising this is the first step toward better policy and better care.

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#Obesity

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🎬 Relive #ICO2026 🇲🇽

More than 2,600 people from 72 countries came together in Mexico City for three days of science, collaboration and connection.

Thank you to everyone who made it unforgettable. 💙

🎥 Watch the highlights - and we'll see you in Beijing in 2028! 🇨🇳
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The economic cost of overweight and obesity is set to reach 3.3% of global GDP by 2060.

The global cost of obesity-related healthcare and lost productivity will rise exponentially if governments continue to neglect the issue.

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💡 Obesity is shaped by systems- not willpower.

Health systems, food environments, and the places we live all influence risk and outcomes.

Real progress means coordinated action across sectors - alongside the leadership of people living with obesity.

#SystemsChange

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Obesity and NCDs are being driven by failing systems - not just individual choices.

No silver bullet. We need multisectoral, system-wide action.

Because healthier systems create healthier societies.

🔗 https://t.co/c5a9ixUveR #HealthSystems #PublicHealth #NCDs #SystemsChange

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❗️ Obesity is now one of the top 10 global risk factors for CVD deaths.

The #WorldHeartReport 2025 from @worldheartfed calls for national strategies, stigma-free care, and integrated treatment.

📘 Full report: https://t.co/aZHYmgQiMV
📰Our news: https://t.co/ms3xr1wvTu

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Are you interested in viewing obesity prevalence around the world? 🤔

View our interactive globes on the Global Obesity Observatory. These maps are under constant revision, so keep an eye on our site for updates!

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At ICO 2026, our MAPPS II session explored the barriers to obesity care across Latin America - and what meaningful lived-experience research looks like.

Read the full recap: https://t.co/tCyXoZ832c

#MAPPSII #ICO2026

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🔬New research presented at ICO 2026 shows GLP-1 obesity medications are associated with reduced systemic inflammation - benefits that go beyond weight loss alone.

Read more: https://t.co/bXb1jGu2N3
#ICO2026

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🛒 Are supermarkets doing enough to support healthier diets?

New #ICO2026 research found just 2 of 21 major retailers had implemented some of the most impactful voluntary actions to create healthier food environments.

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/yX2ZOn0OsB

#FoodSystems #Obesity

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📑 The World Health Organization (@WHO has clear recommendations for addressing obesity.

Governments must act now to integrate these into their health and other systems.

➡️ Find out more about our work with the UN: https://t.co/DXNi8xxaTh

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🤝 Our members are at the heart of everything we do.

From exchanging ideas at #ICO2026 to building new collaborations, it was fantastic to connect with organisations from across our global network in Mexico City.

🔗 Read Yele Fafowora's reflections: https://t.co/74iPboNt6m

#MemberMonday

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🍟 Could reducing ultra-processed food consumption save thousands of lives?

New research presented at #ICO2026 estimates that halving ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption in Canada could prevent up to 8,300 cardiovascular deaths each year, with up to 38% of cardiovascular deaths linked to #UPF consumption.

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https://t.co/EzLEl7KdLo

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Sign up to our #newsletter! 📰

We distribute a monthly Members and General newsletter, as well as a SCOPE and Data quarterly newsletter. In the lead up to World Obesity Day ⭕, you can receive our World Obesity Day campaign updates.

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📅 Save the date!

Our member @EASOobesity will host the 34th European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2027) in Munich, Germany, 18–21 May 2027.

🔗 Find out more: https://t.co/eeoEEU34BO

#MemberMonday #ECO2027

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🧐 A study, published in Obesity Reviews, highlights how Behavioural Weight Management programmes impact children's eating behaviour traits. Key findings that could improve childhood obesity prevention efforts.

➡️ https://t.co/UBOqWd5com
#FridayFindings

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🆕📊 The World Obesity Atlas 2026 is available!

The data shows:
🔹 1 in 5 children living with overweight or obesity.
🔹 507 million projected by 2040.

The time to accelerate action is now.
👉 https://t.co/YiqX5hpQum
#WorldObesityDay ⭕ #FridayFindings

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🆕 A global review finds structural weight stigma is widespread in maternity & reproductive healthcare.

Rigid BMI cut-offs. Inaccessible equipment. Inadequate training. It’s time for systemic change.

🔗 https://t.co/cL2MTCOrEi
🔍 #FridayFindings

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🔎 #FridayFindings - Obesity research is growing rapidly - but peer review is under increasing pressure.

We're looking for researchers and clinicians at all career stages to help strengthen the evidence informing obesity prevention and care.

🔗 https://t.co/Vs3ANlxKwf
#PeerReview

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🆕📰 A paper published in our journal 'Pediatric Obesity' presents critical considerations for the design and conduct of clinical trials involving medications to treat obesity in children and adolescents.

➡️ Read more: https://t.co/ahLNUaDoUG
#FridayFindings