A new study in World Obesity's 'Obesity Science & Practice' suggests that people living with obesity often receive suboptimal care from physicians.

This may stem from a lack of education in weight management & negative attitudes toward obesity.

➡️ worldobesity.org/news/study-rev…

We will be hosting a #SCOPESchool in São Paulo, Brazil 🇧🇷 this June! 📢

Join us on the 25 June, held at #ICO2024 , for our school titled 'Collaborative approaches to address obesity: Taking the next steps'. #SCOPELearn

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A recent study, published in our journal ‘Obesity Reviews’, has unveiled a series of actionable strategies aimed at reducing weight bias in qualitative research interviews.

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#EndWeightStigma #StopWeightBias

🗣️ #LetsTalk about #obesity and..

Diabetes 🧑‍⚕️

📺 Takwe Boniface explains the implications and the increasing risk of developing diabetes as a result of #obesity .

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#WorldObesityDay ⭕️

Addressing obesity effectively can improve health outcomes significantly and help meet global targets for NCDs. This is crucial for ensuring better health for future generations.

➡️ Find out more in our World Obesity #Atlas2024 : worldobesityday.org/resources#atlas #WorldObesityDay ⭕

This #WorldObesityDay ⭕, as we seek to strengthen international cohesion in the field of obesity, we welcomed four dynamic organisations working in obesity research, advocacy and more.

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#SCOPE is the only internationally-recognised certification in obesity management, equipping health professionals with up to date, evidence-based obesity management resources, to better treat their patients. 👨‍⚕️

➡️ Find out more about SCOPE today: worldobesity.org/training-and-e…

A study, published in our journal 'Obesity Reviews', addresses the issue of weight stigma experienced by patients with obesity in healthcare.

The study identifies three main themes:
1️⃣ Communication
2️⃣ Impact on care provision
3️⃣ Systemic barriers

➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ob…

A high Body Mass Index (BMI) does not necessarily mean that someone has obesity. Obesity is a complex, relapsing, multifactorial disease - a diagnosis of which must be conducted by a trained HCP, in a medical setting.

But what is BMI, really? 🤔

➡️ worldobesity.org/news/body-mass…

'If we want to address the current obesity pandemic, there is a need to dramatically decrease the consumption of Ultra-Processed foods (UPF)'.

A blog on UPF is available from Camila Corvalan, University of Chile, on our website.

➡️ Read it here: worldobesity.org/news/ultra-pro…

Have you seen our #ImageBank ? 🤔📸

Our Image Bank forms a gallery of free-to-use images to ensure accurate, non-biased, and respectful images are widely available worldwide.

➡️ Find it here: worldobesity.org/resources/imag…

#EndWeightStigma #PeopleFirst

To have a real impact on obesity, we need to work together to address its many root causes throughout society. 📢

⚕️ Biology
🍎 Food
👪 Genetic risk
👨‍⚕️ Healthcare access
🎉 Life events
📺 Marketing
🤕 Mental health
💤 Sleep
❗ Stigma

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Using data from the World Obesity #Atlas2023 , and the World Health Organization (WHO) European Regional Obesity Report 2022, the Zagreb Declaration was developed which sets out a political roadmap for reversing the rapid rise of childhood obesity.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has released guidelines on non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) which recommends against the use of NSS to control body weight or reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).

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The STOP - EU childhood obesity project project launched a set of policy briefs with World Health Organization (WHO) to help policymakers implement priority policies to prevent childhood obesity.

➡️ Check them out here: stopchildobesity.eu/policy-briefs/

We have a packed agenda for #ECO2024 , 12-15th May.

👉 Register, connect, collaborate.

Take a peek at our teaching workshops and scientific and educational programs!

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Volkan Demirhan Yumuk
@EASOPresident
#obesity

Our policy brief 'Stepping up action on childhood obesity', published in 2020, identifies cross-cutting and shared opportunities, learning and concrete actions to help drive policies to address childhood obesity in line with World Health Organization (WHO)’s #ECHO plan.

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Obesity is a disease. 📢

Find out more on our policy priorities, as well as our position statement on 'obesity as a disease', on our website.

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We publish four scientific journals featuring the most up to date and cutting-edge research in the field of #obesity .

Free content from each journal is available to read each month.

➡️ Find out more here: worldobesity.org/resources/jour…

An editorial was published in our journal, Pediatric Obesity, addressing the importance of using people-first language in childhood overweight and obesity.

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#PeopleFirst