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27 Νοε 2022 · It is clear that childhood obesity resulted in higher increased total medical costs, outpatient visit costs, and hospitalization costs than childhood overweight. Thus, reducing childhood obesity prevalence could save many preventable healthcare costs.
30 Αυγ 2024 · Responding to childhood obesity is a pressing public health priority, and the World Economic Forum’s New Frontiers of Nutrition initiative is one example of the multifaceted response needed. Most people now live in countries where being overweight or obese is a bigger problem than being underweight.
20 Μαρ 2024 · Obesity is a form of malnutrition and can lead to a range of non-communicable diseases. Experts at the World Economic Forum 2024 Annual Meeting in Davos discussed how governments and the public sector could tackle obesity.
Obesity has a major impact on national economies by reducing productivity and life expectancy and increasing disability and health care costs. In 2016, more than 2 billion people worldwide were overweight or obese, and over 70 percent of them lived in low- or middle-income countries.
Summary. Recognize that childhood obesity is an emerging non-communicable disease. Childhood obesity is economically draining, and global advocacy initiatives are required to increase resource investment to overcome this epidemic.
Why does childhood overweight and obesity matter? Childhood obesity is associated with a higher chance of premature death and disability in adulthood. Overweight and obese children are more likely to stay obese into adulthood and to develop noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) like diabetes and cardiovascular diseases at a younger age.
1 Μαρ 2024 · The worldwide prevalence of obesity more than doubled between 1990 and 2022. In 2022, an estimated 37 million children under the age of 5 years were overweight. Once considered a high-income country problem, overweight is on the rise in low- and middle-income countries.
