Obesity

health and economic consequences of an impending global challenge

By:

World Bank

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Human Development Perspectives

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This report, Obesity: Health and Economic Consequences of anImpending Global Challenge, is timely; it complements recent andforthcoming technical reports on this issue. It is also at the core of theWorld Bank's Human Capital Project, which highlights the importanceof investing in people to boost economic growth. The report reviews thechanging epidemiology of overweight/obesity; current trends globallyand by region, gender, and age; the health and economic costs, andthe potential impacts of failure to address it, including on the climate;the potential effectiveness of policies and interventions; and countryexperiences and lessons learned, particularly with diet-related taxes andother preventive actions across several sectors. It puts forward a call toaction for next steps in fighting this growing challenge.

Author Biography:

The World Bank came into formal existence in 1945 following the international ratification of the Bretton Woods agreements. It is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. The organization's activities are focused on education, health, agriculture and rural development, environmental protection, establishing and enforcing regulations, infrastructure development, governance and legal institutions development. The World Bank is made up of two unique development institutions owned by its 185 Member Countries. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) focuses on middle income and creditworthy poor countries and the International Development Association (IDA), which focuses on the poorest countries in the world.

Release date Australia

January 30th, 2020

Author

World Bank

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Contributors

Edited by Barry Popkin
Edited by Meera Shekar

Illustrations

col. figs, tables

Pages

228

Series

Human Development Perspectives

ISBN-13

9781464814914

Product ID

31990170

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