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  1. Obesity and overweight - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Dec 8, 2025 · Obesity and overweight fact sheet from WHO providing key facts and information on causes, health consequences, double burden of disease, prevention, WHO response.

  2. Obesity - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Oct 22, 2025 · Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health. A body mass index (BMI) over 25 is considered overweight, and …

  3. Obesity: Health consequences of being overweight

    Mar 1, 2024 · What are the health consequences of being overweight? Being overweight or obese can have a serious impact on health. Carrying extra fat leads to serious health consequences …

  4. Principaux repères sur l'obésité et le surpoids

    May 7, 2025 · Le surpoids est un état caractérisé par un dépôt excessif de tissu adipeux. L’obésité est une maladie chronique complexe qui se définit par un dépôt excessif de tissu …

  5. Obesity WPRO - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Apr 2, 2020 · Obesity is one of the most serious global public health challenges of the 21st century, affecting every country in the Western Pacific Region. Obesity in adulthood is a major …

  6. Obesity - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Jun 9, 2021 · Obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally, with at least 2.8 million people dying each year as a result of being overweight or obese.

  7. Controlling the global obesity epidemic

    May 19, 2025 · At the other end of the malnutrition scale, obesity is one of today’s most blatantly visible – yet most neglected – public health problems. Paradoxically coexisting with …

  8. Une personne sur huit est obèse aujourd’hui

    Mar 1, 2024 · Une nouvelle étude publiée par The Lancet montre que plus d’un milliard de personnes dans le monde étaient obèses en 2022. À l’échelle mondiale, l’obésité a plus que …

  9. Obesity among adults, BMI >= 30, prevalence (age-standardized …

    The GHO data repository is WHO's gateway to health-related statistics for its 194 Member States. It provides access to over 1000 health topics indicators

  10. Obésité et conséquences du surpoids sur la santé

    Le surpoids ou l’obésité peuvent avoir de graves répercussions sur la santé. La graisse superflue peut notamment provoquer des maladies cardiovasculaires (essentiellement cardiopathies et …