The health and economic impacts of obesity

Abstract

The sharp rise in the prevalence of obesity in many countries have raised major global concern. Obesity is broadly preventable and has a complex multifactorial aetiology. The prevalence of obesity is on the rise and has increased by threefold since the mid 70s of last century. Obesity has overwhelming effect on individual's health in terms of worsening morbidity and increased risk of mortality and on public health overall due to its economic burden on the health system. This narrative review utilises many published epidemiological studies that focus on the consequences of obesity in order to provide a framework for the overall cost of obesity in terms of its morbidity, mortality, and economic burden.

Beden Kitle İndeksindeki Artış ile Yeme Farkındalığı, Problem Çözme Becerileri ve Duygudurum Belirtileri Arasındaki İlişkilerin İncelenmesi

“…Dünya Sağlık Örgütü (2021) yaptığı sınıflamada BKİ değeri 25-30 arasında olan bireyleri fazla kilolu, 30 ve üzerinde olanları ise obez olarak nitelendirmektedir. Vücut ağırlığının normalden fazla olmasının çeşitli fiziksel (Omer, 2020;Wilborn ve ark., 2005) ve psikolojik sorunlarla (Avila ve ark., 2015;BeLue ve ark., 2009;Scott ve ark., 2008a) ilişkili olduğu bilinmektedir. Bu nedenle, obezitenin etkili bir şekilde tedavi edilmesi önemlidir.…”

Ekonomi̇ Alanindaki̇ Obezi̇te Çalişmalari Üzeri̇ne Vos Viewer Anali̇zi̇

“…Okunogbe et al ( 2021) reveal that "the multifactorial and chronic nature of overweight and obesity leads to economic impacts for individuals and nations". In addition to being an economic burden on the national health system, obesity has a negative impact on both the health of the individual and the public health due to worsening morbidity and increased risk of mortality (Omer, 2020).…”

Cardiometabolic risk factors in South American children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

“…Childhood obesity is on the rise globally with an inconsistent understanding of the burden and impact of MetS in childhood and beyond [2]. Children with obesity are more likely to have obesity in adulthood, which is itself associated with significant health complications including gallstones, type 2 diabetes mellitus, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, osteoarthritis, certain cancers, and cardiovascular events [3]. A rapid rise in obesity over the past fifty years is associated with a rise of 70% in healthcare treatment costs, and this now outweighs spending on non-communicable diseases associated with tobacco use or alcohol dependence [3].…”