- Title
- Let's talk about obesity in respiratory disease
- Creator
- McDonald, Vanessa Marie
- Relation
- Respirology Vol. 29, Issue 5, p. 363-365
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/resp.14694
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2024
- Description
- Obesity is a chronic and relapsing condition where weight loss is often associated with regain of weight over time. The prevalence of obesity is increasing, and it is now referred to as a global pandemic. Prevalence data suggest that by 2035, over 4 billion people worldwide may be living with overweight (BMI ≥25 kg/m2) or obesity, compared with the 2020 prevalence of 2.6 billion. The prevalence of obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m2) alone is expected to increase from 14% to 24% of the world’s population over this time, leading to almost 2 billion adults, children, and adolescents living with obesity by 2035.
- Subject
- chronic disease; health; obesity; respiratory; SDG 3; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1503508
- Identifier
- uon:55339
- Identifier
- ISSN:1323-7799
- Rights
- x
- Language
- eng
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