World Obesity Day is a unified day of action that calls for a cohesive, cross-sector response to the obesity crisis. It takes place on 4 March and is convened by the World Obesity Federation in collaboration with its global members.
Hundreds of individuals, organisations and alliances contribute to World Obesity Day every year, engaging hundreds of thousands of people across the world.
Previous World Obesity Days have encouraged people to recognise the root causes of obesity, increase knowledge of the disease, tackle weight stigma, foreground the voices of people with lived experience and act to improve the world’s understanding, prevention and treatment of obesity.
This year’s World Obesity Day shines a spotlight on the systems that shape our health. For too long, responses to obesity have focused on individuals, while the systems around us—healthcare, government policies, food environments, media, and workplaces—continue to fail us. It’s time to shift the focus and push for systemic change. Obesity is a complex, chronic disease and a major driver of other conditions like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. By working together—governments, health professionals, advocates, and the public—we can transform these systems and create a healthier future for all.
For too long, responses to the obesity crisis have been focussed on individuals. It’s time we turn our attention to the systems that are failing us. Health systems, government systems, food systems, the media, and the environments we work and live in. All these systems are contributing to the increasing rates of obesity around the world.
We must work together to call for change to these systems, and people living with obesity must lead this call.
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We must also recognise obesity as a complex, and chronic disease, and one that is also a driver of other diseases. Taking action on obesity is a critical step in reducing the global burden of other chronic diseases including diabetes, heart disease and cancer.
Together, governments, health professionals, advocates and the public can transform our systems, and build a healthier future for people all over the world.
