🌍 Our Global Obesity Observatory has been collating data and information on obesity since 1998.
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September 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM
🌍 Our Global Obesity Observatory has been collating data and information on obesity since 1998.
🔗Explore it at data.worldobesity.org
#FridayFindings #GlobalHealth
🔗Explore it at data.worldobesity.org
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Friday Findings 🔎 How active we can be is shaped by our environment, not just our motivation. Our environments play a crucial role in shaping health. 💪
🔗Explore the systems behind obesity: https://ow.ly/KxUB50ZPcvc
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🔗Explore the systems behind obesity: https://ow.ly/KxUB50ZPcvc
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September 25, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Friday Findings 🔎 How active we can be is shaped by our environment, not just our motivation. Our environments play a crucial role in shaping health. 💪
🔗Explore the systems behind obesity: https://ow.ly/KxUB50ZPcvc
#FridayFindings #BuiltEnvironment #HealthEquity
🔗Explore the systems behind obesity: https://ow.ly/KxUB50ZPcvc
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🛒 #FridayFindings: Food environments shape choice, through price, placement and marketing.
🔗Read more: https://ow.ly/KRaH50ZMEvl
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September 18, 2026 at 7:00 AM
🛒 #FridayFindings: Food environments shape choice, through price, placement and marketing.
🔗Read more: https://ow.ly/KRaH50ZMEvl
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Did you know? Obesity is a recognised risk factor for at least 13 types of cancer, contributing to 4 to 8% of all new cancer cases globally, a connection that remains under-discussed in obesity policy.
🔗Read more: https://ow.ly/ZSvL50ZPcC5
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🔗Read more: https://ow.ly/ZSvL50ZPcC5
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Obesity & other NCDs | World Obesity Federation
Obesity is a disease and a major driver of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
ow.ly
September 25, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Did you know? Obesity is a recognised risk factor for at least 13 types of cancer, contributing to 4 to 8% of all new cancer cases globally, a connection that remains under-discussed in obesity policy.
🔗Read more: https://ow.ly/ZSvL50ZPcC5
#FridayFindings #ObesityHealth
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🌱 🥗 Can sustainable, plant-based diets help prevent & manage obesity? Research suggests these dietary shifts may play a key role in tackling the global obesity crisis.
🔗https://www.worldobesity.org/news/new-study-highlights-the-impact-of-plant-based-and-sustainable-diets-on-obesity
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🔗https://www.worldobesity.org/news/new-study-highlights-the-impact-of-plant-based-and-sustainable-diets-on-obesity
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February 20, 2026 at 6:00 AM
🌱 🥗 Can sustainable, plant-based diets help prevent & manage obesity? Research suggests these dietary shifts may play a key role in tackling the global obesity crisis.
🔗https://www.worldobesity.org/news/new-study-highlights-the-impact-of-plant-based-and-sustainable-diets-on-obesity
#FridayFindings
🔗https://www.worldobesity.org/news/new-study-highlights-the-impact-of-plant-based-and-sustainable-diets-on-obesity
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📰 "The convergence of HIV and obesity in low- and middle-income countries is not coincidental, it reflects the same underlying failures of equity, governance and political will." Kent Buse, on why global health must address both together. Read the blog: https://ow.ly/PMVX50ZPczj
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Obesity & HIV/AIDS: common causes, common solutions | World Obesity Federation
The growing overlap between HIV & obesity suggests the future may lie in more integrated, people-centred health systems.
ow.ly
September 25, 2026 at 2:01 PM
📰 "The convergence of HIV and obesity in low- and middle-income countries is not coincidental, it reflects the same underlying failures of equity, governance and political will." Kent Buse, on why global health must address both together. Read the blog: https://ow.ly/PMVX50ZPczj
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Science got delightfully specific this week. 🔬
Swipe through for three new findings from PNAS and PNAS Nexus. Which one are you bringing up at dinner?
#FridayFindings #ScienceNews #PNAS #PNASNexus #ScienceCommunication #Research #MessengerRNA #TasteScience
Swipe through for three new findings from PNAS and PNAS Nexus. Which one are you bringing up at dinner?
#FridayFindings #ScienceNews #PNAS #PNASNexus #ScienceCommunication #Research #MessengerRNA #TasteScience
September 18, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Science got delightfully specific this week. 🔬
Swipe through for three new findings from PNAS and PNAS Nexus. Which one are you bringing up at dinner?
#FridayFindings #ScienceNews #PNAS #PNASNexus #ScienceCommunication #Research #MessengerRNA #TasteScience
Swipe through for three new findings from PNAS and PNAS Nexus. Which one are you bringing up at dinner?
#FridayFindings #ScienceNews #PNAS #PNASNexus #ScienceCommunication #Research #MessengerRNA #TasteScience
📰 New research tracked over 300,000 Chilean children and found that food warning labels, school food restrictions and marketing bans together measurably reduced childhood overweight and obesity.
Evidence that policy works: https://ow.ly/7iCn50ZPcxY
#FridayFindings #ObesityPolicy
Evidence that policy works: https://ow.ly/7iCn50ZPcxY
#FridayFindings #ObesityPolicy
Landmark study in Chile shows food policies can reduce childhood obesity - here’s what it means for the world | World Obesity Federation
A new study in Chile provides strong evidence that a package of food environment policies can reduce rates of obesity.
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September 25, 2026 at 12:41 PM
📰 New research tracked over 300,000 Chilean children and found that food warning labels, school food restrictions and marketing bans together measurably reduced childhood overweight and obesity.
Evidence that policy works: https://ow.ly/7iCn50ZPcxY
#FridayFindings #ObesityPolicy
Evidence that policy works: https://ow.ly/7iCn50ZPcxY
#FridayFindings #ObesityPolicy
Food choices aren't made in isolation, they're shaped by the environment around them.
Learn more 👉 https://ow.ly/pyk850ZMELH
#FridayFindings #FoodEnvironments #FoodMarketing
Learn more 👉 https://ow.ly/pyk850ZMELH
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September 18, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Food choices aren't made in isolation, they're shaped by the environment around them.
Learn more 👉 https://ow.ly/pyk850ZMELH
#FridayFindings #FoodEnvironments #FoodMarketing
Learn more 👉 https://ow.ly/pyk850ZMELH
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🌱 Plant-Based Diets & Obesity 🥗
Can sustainable, plant-based diets help prevent & manage obesity? Research suggests these dietary shifts may play a key role in tackling the global obesity crisis.
🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/fhHH50Z9hXv
#FridayFindings
Can sustainable, plant-based diets help prevent & manage obesity? Research suggests these dietary shifts may play a key role in tackling the global obesity crisis.
🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/fhHH50Z9hXv
#FridayFindings
June 12, 2026 at 10:01 AM
🌱 Plant-Based Diets & Obesity 🥗
Can sustainable, plant-based diets help prevent & manage obesity? Research suggests these dietary shifts may play a key role in tackling the global obesity crisis.
🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/fhHH50Z9hXv
#FridayFindings
Can sustainable, plant-based diets help prevent & manage obesity? Research suggests these dietary shifts may play a key role in tackling the global obesity crisis.
🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/fhHH50Z9hXv
#FridayFindings
🌱 Plant-Based Diets & Obesity 🥗
Can sustainable, plant-based diets help prevent & manage obesity? Research suggests these dietary shifts may play a key role in tackling the global obesity crisis.
🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/ELMF50ZEoXS
#FridayFindings
Can sustainable, plant-based diets help prevent & manage obesity? Research suggests these dietary shifts may play a key role in tackling the global obesity crisis.
🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/ELMF50ZEoXS
#FridayFindings
August 28, 2026 at 4:00 PM
🌱 Plant-Based Diets & Obesity 🥗
Can sustainable, plant-based diets help prevent & manage obesity? Research suggests these dietary shifts may play a key role in tackling the global obesity crisis.
🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/ELMF50ZEoXS
#FridayFindings
Can sustainable, plant-based diets help prevent & manage obesity? Research suggests these dietary shifts may play a key role in tackling the global obesity crisis.
🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/ELMF50ZEoXS
#FridayFindings
🌱 Plant-Based Diets & Obesity 🥗
Can sustainable, plant-based diets help manage obesity? Research suggests these dietary shifts may play a key role.
🔗 Read more: https://www.worldobesity.org/news/new-study-highlights-the-impact-of-plant-based-and-sustainable-diets-on-obesity
#FridayFindings
Can sustainable, plant-based diets help manage obesity? Research suggests these dietary shifts may play a key role.
🔗 Read more: https://www.worldobesity.org/news/new-study-highlights-the-impact-of-plant-based-and-sustainable-diets-on-obesity
#FridayFindings
March 20, 2026 at 4:01 PM
🌱 Plant-Based Diets & Obesity 🥗
Can sustainable, plant-based diets help manage obesity? Research suggests these dietary shifts may play a key role.
🔗 Read more: https://www.worldobesity.org/news/new-study-highlights-the-impact-of-plant-based-and-sustainable-diets-on-obesity
#FridayFindings
Can sustainable, plant-based diets help manage obesity? Research suggests these dietary shifts may play a key role.
🔗 Read more: https://www.worldobesity.org/news/new-study-highlights-the-impact-of-plant-based-and-sustainable-diets-on-obesity
#FridayFindings
LabX makes road safety fun with a short on LPIs! Check it out and share it with drivers and pedestrians alike!
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October 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
LabX makes road safety fun with a short on LPIs! Check it out and share it with drivers and pedestrians alike!
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https://ow.ly/repE50X9n3w
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💡 Restricting the reach of food marketing to children has been shown to reduce their exposure to it, even against continued industry interference.
🔗 https://www.worldobesity.org/what-we-do/our-policy-priorities/the-roots-of-obesity
#FridayFindings #FoodEnvironments #FoodMarketing
🔗 https://www.worldobesity.org/what-we-do/our-policy-priorities/the-roots-of-obesity
#FridayFindings #FoodEnvironments #FoodMarketing
September 18, 2026 at 2:01 PM
💡 Restricting the reach of food marketing to children has been shown to reduce their exposure to it, even against continued industry interference.
🔗 https://www.worldobesity.org/what-we-do/our-policy-priorities/the-roots-of-obesity
#FridayFindings #FoodEnvironments #FoodMarketing
🔗 https://www.worldobesity.org/what-we-do/our-policy-priorities/the-roots-of-obesity
#FridayFindings #FoodEnvironments #FoodMarketing
From childhood obesity and clinical care to prevention and policy, World Obesity's four peer-reviewed journals help shape the evidence behind global action on obesity.
Because better research leads to better prevention, treatment and care.
➡️ https://ow.ly/SNBV50Z9hNL
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Because better research leads to better prevention, treatment and care.
➡️ https://ow.ly/SNBV50Z9hNL
#FridayFindings
September 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM
From childhood obesity and clinical care to prevention and policy, World Obesity's four peer-reviewed journals help shape the evidence behind global action on obesity.
Because better research leads to better prevention, treatment and care.
➡️ https://ow.ly/SNBV50Z9hNL
#FridayFindings
Because better research leads to better prevention, treatment and care.
➡️ https://ow.ly/SNBV50Z9hNL
#FridayFindings
📢 In Latin America, marketing tactics like cartoon characters and product placement appeal directly to children, and are linked to poorer-quality diets.
🔗 https://www.worldobesity.org/what-we-do/our-policy-priorities/the-roots-of-obesity
#FridayFindings #FoodEnvironments #FoodMarketing
🔗 https://www.worldobesity.org/what-we-do/our-policy-priorities/the-roots-of-obesity
#FridayFindings #FoodEnvironments #FoodMarketing
September 18, 2026 at 12:01 PM
📢 In Latin America, marketing tactics like cartoon characters and product placement appeal directly to children, and are linked to poorer-quality diets.
🔗 https://www.worldobesity.org/what-we-do/our-policy-priorities/the-roots-of-obesity
#FridayFindings #FoodEnvironments #FoodMarketing
🔗 https://www.worldobesity.org/what-we-do/our-policy-priorities/the-roots-of-obesity
#FridayFindings #FoodEnvironments #FoodMarketing
Processed food is now widely available, affordable and heavily promoted. The food environment has shifted dramatically towards it over the past few decades.
🔗 https://www.worldobesity.org/what-we-do/our-policy-priorities/the-roots-of-obesity
#FridayFindings #FoodEnvironments #FoodMarketing
🔗 https://www.worldobesity.org/what-we-do/our-policy-priorities/the-roots-of-obesity
#FridayFindings #FoodEnvironments #FoodMarketing
September 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Processed food is now widely available, affordable and heavily promoted. The food environment has shifted dramatically towards it over the past few decades.
🔗 https://www.worldobesity.org/what-we-do/our-policy-priorities/the-roots-of-obesity
#FridayFindings #FoodEnvironments #FoodMarketing
🔗 https://www.worldobesity.org/what-we-do/our-policy-priorities/the-roots-of-obesity
#FridayFindings #FoodEnvironments #FoodMarketing
Protect your peace. Watch a bird. Respect the math.
#FridayFindings #LabXNAS #ScienceIsCool #FunkyScience #QuantumMechanics #BrainHealth #HealthyHabits
#FridayFindings #LabXNAS #ScienceIsCool #FunkyScience #QuantumMechanics #BrainHealth #HealthyHabits
February 28, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Protect your peace. Watch a bird. Respect the math.
#FridayFindings #LabXNAS #ScienceIsCool #FunkyScience #QuantumMechanics #BrainHealth #HealthyHabits
#FridayFindings #LabXNAS #ScienceIsCool #FunkyScience #QuantumMechanics #BrainHealth #HealthyHabits
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"Dessert stomach" finally found in the brain https://newatlas.com/biology/dessert-stomach-brain-sugar/
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"Dessert stomach" finally found in the brain https://newatlas.com/biology/dessert-stomach-brain-sugar/
#FridayFindings
"Dessert stomach" finally found in the brain
You lean back from the dinner table, feeling like you physically couldn’t fit another bite in – but then someone offers pie and you just can’t say no. Scientists have now identified the neurons…
newatlas.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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"Dessert stomach" finally found in the brain https://newatlas.com/biology/dessert-stomach-brain-sugar/
#FridayFindings
"Dessert stomach" finally found in the brain https://newatlas.com/biology/dessert-stomach-brain-sugar/
#FridayFindings
Astronauts watching meteorites hit the moon.
A 300M-year-old “octopus” that isn’t an octopus.
Penguins officially endangered (with research including PNAS).
Science is having a week. #FridayFindings
A 300M-year-old “octopus” that isn’t an octopus.
Penguins officially endangered (with research including PNAS).
Science is having a week. #FridayFindings
April 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Astronauts watching meteorites hit the moon.
A 300M-year-old “octopus” that isn’t an octopus.
Penguins officially endangered (with research including PNAS).
Science is having a week. #FridayFindings
A 300M-year-old “octopus” that isn’t an octopus.
Penguins officially endangered (with research including PNAS).
Science is having a week. #FridayFindings
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Robots that flinch. AI that reads dinosaur footprints. Fungi that snack on charcoal.
The real question? Who’s smart enough to listen.
#FridayFindings #LabX #PNAS #ScienceNews #WeirdScience #AI #Robotics #Dinosaurs #Fungi #STEM
The real question? Who’s smart enough to listen.
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Robots that flinch. AI that reads dinosaur footprints. Fungi that snack on charcoal.
The real question? Who’s smart enough to listen.
#FridayFindings #LabX #PNAS #ScienceNews #WeirdScience #AI #Robotics #Dinosaurs #Fungi #STEM
The real question? Who’s smart enough to listen.
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It's time for obesity to lead the agenda. ➡️ Explore the World Obesity Atlas, sign up to our newsletter, and follow along for what's next: https://ow.ly/p8MI50ZGwPE
#TimeToLead #GlobalWeekForAction2026 #UHC #FridayFindings #ActOnNCDs
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September 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM
It's time for obesity to lead the agenda. ➡️ Explore the World Obesity Atlas, sign up to our newsletter, and follow along for what's next: https://ow.ly/p8MI50ZGwPE
#TimeToLead #GlobalWeekForAction2026 #UHC #FridayFindings #ActOnNCDs
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💡 Obesity is shaped by systems- not willpower.
Health systems, food environments, and the places we live all influence risk and outcomes.
Real progress means coordinated action across sectors - alongside the leadership of people living with obesity.
#SystemsChange #FridayFindings
Health systems, food environments, and the places we live all influence risk and outcomes.
Real progress means coordinated action across sectors - alongside the leadership of people living with obesity.
#SystemsChange #FridayFindings
April 10, 2026 at 11:01 AM
💡 Obesity is shaped by systems- not willpower.
Health systems, food environments, and the places we live all influence risk and outcomes.
Real progress means coordinated action across sectors - alongside the leadership of people living with obesity.
#SystemsChange #FridayFindings
Health systems, food environments, and the places we live all influence risk and outcomes.
Real progress means coordinated action across sectors - alongside the leadership of people living with obesity.
#SystemsChange #FridayFindings
By 2035, 1.5 billion people could be living with obesity unless something changes.
Here's what that means for NCD deaths, children's health and the global economy – in five numbers.
#GlobalWeekForAction2026 #NCDs #ObesityIsADisease #FridayFindings #ActOnNCDs
Here's what that means for NCD deaths, children's health and the global economy – in five numbers.
#GlobalWeekForAction2026 #NCDs #ObesityIsADisease #FridayFindings #ActOnNCDs
September 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM
By 2035, 1.5 billion people could be living with obesity unless something changes.
Here's what that means for NCD deaths, children's health and the global economy – in five numbers.
#GlobalWeekForAction2026 #NCDs #ObesityIsADisease #FridayFindings #ActOnNCDs
Here's what that means for NCD deaths, children's health and the global economy – in five numbers.
#GlobalWeekForAction2026 #NCDs #ObesityIsADisease #FridayFindings #ActOnNCDs