Obesity : Health and Economic Consequences of an Impending Global Challenge

Obesity is a global ticking time-bomb with huge potential negative economic and health impacts, especially for the poor. As of 2016, an estimated 44 percent of adults (more than 2 billion) worldwide are overweight/obese, and over 70 percent of them live in low- or middle-income countries, dispelling...

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Main Authors:	Shekar, Meera, Popkin, Barry
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2019
Subjects:	NUTRITION OBESITY OVERWEIGHT MALNUTRITION HEALTH TAXES OBESE UNDERNUTRITION NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES STUNTING SUGAR SWEETENED BEVERAGES UNHEALTHY HUMAN CAPITAL
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/205611580359927371/Obesity-Health-and-Economic-Consequences-of-an-Impending-Global-Challenge http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32383

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spelling	okr-10986-323832021-04-23T14:05:14Z Obesity : Health and Economic Consequences of an Impending Global Challenge Shekar, Meera Popkin, Barry Shekar, Meera Popkin, Barry Dayton Eberwein, Julia Dayton Eberwein, Julia Oddo, Vanessa Akuoku, Jonathan Kweku Shibata Okamura, Kyoko Schneider, Pia Block, Charlotte Provo, Anne Marie Provo, Anne Marie NUTRITION OBESITY OVERWEIGHT MALNUTRITION HEALTH TAXES OBESE UNDERNUTRITION NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES STUNTING SUGAR SWEETENED BEVERAGES UNHEALTHY HUMAN CAPITAL Obesity is a global ticking time-bomb with huge potential negative economic and health impacts, especially for the poor. As of 2016, an estimated 44 percent of adults (more than 2 billion) worldwide are overweight/obese, and over 70 percent of them live in low- or middle-income countries, dispelling the myth that obesity is a problem only in high-income countries. The global obesity epidemic presents a formidable challenge to human capital acquisition, national wealth accumulation, and the goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. Given the renewed global focus on human capital, its links to the obesity epidemic, and the growing evidence base for double- and triple-duty actions, there is both an urgent need for action and a great opportunity for engagement that will require both a whole-of-government and a whole-of-development partner approach. Countries and global partners need to act urgently to address this ensuing epidemic with emphasis highlighting interventions that require corrective public action rather than one of individual responsibility. 2019-09-13T16:42:06Z 2019-09-13T16:42:06Z 2020 Book http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/205611580359927371/Obesity-Health-and-Economic-Consequences-of-an-Impending-Global-Challenge 978-1-4648-1491-4 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32383 English Human Development Perspectives; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Publication
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topic	NUTRITION OBESITY OVERWEIGHT MALNUTRITION HEALTH TAXES OBESE UNDERNUTRITION NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES STUNTING SUGAR SWEETENED BEVERAGES UNHEALTHY HUMAN CAPITAL
spellingShingle	NUTRITION OBESITY OVERWEIGHT MALNUTRITION HEALTH TAXES OBESE UNDERNUTRITION NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES STUNTING SUGAR SWEETENED BEVERAGES UNHEALTHY HUMAN CAPITAL Shekar, Meera Popkin, Barry Obesity : Health and Economic Consequences of an Impending Global Challenge
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description	Obesity is a global ticking time-bomb with huge potential negative economic and health impacts, especially for the poor. As of 2016, an estimated 44 percent of adults (more than 2 billion) worldwide are overweight/obese, and over 70 percent of them live in low- or middle-income countries, dispelling the myth that obesity is a problem only in high-income countries. The global obesity epidemic presents a formidable challenge to human capital acquisition, national wealth accumulation, and the goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. Given the renewed global focus on human capital, its links to the obesity epidemic, and the growing evidence base for double- and triple-duty actions, there is both an urgent need for action and a great opportunity for engagement that will require both a whole-of-government and a whole-of-development partner approach. Countries and global partners need to act urgently to address this ensuing epidemic with emphasis highlighting interventions that require corrective public action rather than one of individual responsibility.
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title	Obesity : Health and Economic Consequences of an Impending Global Challenge
title_short	Obesity : Health and Economic Consequences of an Impending Global Challenge
title_full	Obesity : Health and Economic Consequences of an Impending Global Challenge
title_fullStr	Obesity : Health and Economic Consequences of an Impending Global Challenge
title_full_unstemmed	Obesity : Health and Economic Consequences of an Impending Global Challenge
title_sort	obesity : health and economic consequences of an impending global challenge
publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate	2019
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/205611580359927371/Obesity-Health-and-Economic-Consequences-of-an-Impending-Global-Challenge http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32383
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