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Acronyms and Abbreviations

BMI

body mass index
CDC

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
ECLAC

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization
GDA

Guideline Daily Amount
GDP

gross domestic product
HELIUS

Healthy Life in an Urban Setting
IDF

International Diabetes Federation
IHME

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
MAPPS

Management Advocacy for Providers, Patients, and Systems
NCD

noncommunicable disease
NCD-RisC

Noncommunicable Diseases Risk Factor Collaboration
OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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PAHO

Pan American Health Organization
RODAM

Research on Obesity and Diabetes among African Migrants
UN

United Nations
WHO

World Health Organization
WHO-CHOICE

World Health Organization’s CHOosing Interventions that are Cost-Effective
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The increasing prevalence and burden of obesity transcends borders, straining populations worldwide. Data shows that 50 million girls, 74 million boys, 390 million women, and 281 million men were estimated to have obesity in 2016 (NCD-RisC, 2017).

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop on October 9, 2018 to address the status of the global obesity pandemic and discuss diverse approaches to manage this problem. Speakers examined the collective prevalence, costs, and drivers of obesity around the world using cross-cultural comparisons. Panels and group discussions emphasized the need to reduce disparities in prevention and treatment efforts and to generate new policy and system initiatives related to nutrition and physical activity worldwide. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

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