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Due to the rising prevalence of obesity in children and its many adverse health effects it is being recognized as a serious public health concern. [1] The term overweight rather than obese is often used when discussing childhood obesity, as it is less stigmatizing, although the term overweight can also refer to a different BMI category. [2]
Rising levels of obesity are a major challenge to public health. [4] There are expected to be 11 million more obese adults in the UK by 2030, accruing up to 668,000 additional cases of diabetes mellitus, 461,000 cases of heart disease and stroke, 130,000 cases of cancer, with associated medical costs set to increase by £1.9–2.0B per year by ...
The rising rates of childhood obesity were described as a "national emergency" by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt in February 2016. [14] 28.1% of adults in the United Kingdom were recognised as clinically obese with a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 30 in 2014. [15]
Childhood obesity in the United States, has been a serious problem among children and adolescents, and can cause serious health problems among our youth. According to the CDC, as of 2015–2016, in the United States, 18.5% of children and adolescents have obesity, which affects approximately 13.7 million children and adolescents.
Change4Life is a public health programme in England which began in January 2009, [1] run by Public Health England. It was the country's first national social marketing campaign to tackle the causes of obesity. [2] In 2021, it was brought under the "Better Health" brand [3]
The National Obesity Observatory (NOO) was a publicly funded body that is part of a network of Public Health Observatories across Britain and Ireland. It published data, information, and intelligence related to obesity, overweight, and their underlying causes. NOO is now part of Public Health England who now carry out their work.
Obesity has been observed throughout human history. Many early depictions of the human form in art and sculpture appear obese. [2] However, it was not until the 20th century that obesity became common — so much so that, in 1997, the World Health Organization (WHO) formally recognized obesity as a global epidemic [3] and estimated that the worldwide prevalence of obesity has nearly tripled ...
Obesity costs the UK economy almost £16 billion a year. [5] In the United Kingdom, 40% of children finishing primary school are overweight, and 60% of adults. [7] Adamson has argued it is possible to tackle childhood obesity through a sugar tax, reduced marketing to children and eliminating buy-one-get-one-free promotions.