Obesity
Obesity is a complex chronic disease that requires long term management. It is among the leading risk factors for several cardio-metabolic diseases such as heart disease, ischemic stroke, liver diseases incl. NASH and type 2 diabetes, as well as for a number of cancers. Worldwide obesity has nearly tripled since 1975, with nearly 2 billion adults considered overweight (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2) in 2016, of which 650 million are considered having obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2).
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