World Obesity Day 2023 Observed globally on 04th March

World Obesity Day 2023: Every year on March 4, World Obesity Day is observed to promote practical solutions and assist people in achieving and maintaining a healthy weight while receiving proper treatment. Obesity is a global problem that affects everyone. Around the world, approximately 800 million people are living with the disease while millions are at risk to get affected. World Obesity Day highlights one of the world’s most serious health crises, which affects approximately 1 billion people today. That number is expected to climb to 1.9 billion people, by 2035. Obesity in children is expected to jump by 100 per cent between 2020 and 2035. One in every four people may be obese by 2035.

February 2023 Current Affairs Quiz

The World Health Organization (WHO) is fighting global obesity on multiple fronts, including global trend monitoring. Food and lifestyle are two things that lead to obesity. During our fast-paced lifestyle, it is important to keep a track on what we eat.

World Obesity Day 2023: Theme

World Obesity Day returns on 4 March 2023 with the theme: ‘Changing Perspectives: Let’s Talk About Obesity’.

World Obesity Day 2023: Significance

The World Obesity Day campaign aims to encourage and support practical actions that enable obese patients, in particular, and people in general, to develop and maintain healthy body weight, thereby reversing the global obesity crisis.

World Obesity Day: History

World Obesity Day was established in 2015 as an annual campaign with the goal of stimulating and supporting practical actions that will help people achieve and maintain a healthy weight and reverse the global obesity crisis.