📊 #FridayFindings: Many obesity prevention studies fail to consider scale. New review: ✔️ Only 3 of 51 studies used real-world scale data ✔️ Few adjusted for “voltage drop” ✔️ Equity impacts often ignored Better scale-sensitive methods are needed. 🔗 https://ow.ly/cwoY50Zz5Mf

🔎 #FridayFindings: Stigma doesn't motivate change. It harms health. Weight stigma can affect mental and physical health and even discourage people living with obesity from seeking care. People deserve dignity, respect and appropriate care. 🔗Learn more: https://ow.ly/NjHH50Zz6Xt #WeightStigma

Are you interested in viewing obesity prevalence around the world? 🤔 View our interactive globes on the Global Obesity Observatory. These maps are under constant revision, so keep an eye on our site for updates! ➡️ https://data.worldobesity.org/ #FridayFindings

A warm welcome to our three newest members! 🎉 Public Health Foundation of India, The Georgian Society for Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine, and One Heart One World Association join our global community - bringing expertise and shared commitment. Meet our newest members ➡️https://ow.ly/UAxp50ZyXQe

Obesity is a multifactorial disease - shaped by biology, environment, behaviour and more. 🧬 SCOPE's Core Learning Path builds that foundational understanding for healthcare professionals. 👨‍💻Explore SCOPE E-Learning: https://ow.ly/oj2050ZyXBQ #SCOPElearn

“Too often, global health decisions are made about people rather than with them.” That's the warning from World Obesity CEO Johanna Ralston, co-author of a commentary published in The Lancet Global Health. Read the full article: https://ow.ly/yPgO50ZyXoz #LivedExperience

🌍 This #InternationalYouthDay, we're highlighting research presented at #ICO2026 examining treatment options for children living with obesity. A meta-analysis found GLP-1 medicines can support weight reduction in young people with obesity without diabetes. 📚 Read more: https://ow.ly/mM0550ZyBcs

35 million children under 5 are living with overweight - 29 million of them in low- and middle-income countries. Early prevention starts before school age. 📚 Explore the data here: https://ow.ly/9E5m50ZyBaj #YouthDay2026

📈 Childhood and adolescent obesity rates rose more than sevenfold between 1980 - 2024, with the sharpest rises in Pakistan, Indonesia, India and Bangladesh. The trend is accelerating. The response can't wait. 📚 Full picture in the Atlas: https://ow.ly/wq3650ZyAUz #YouthDay2026

1 in 4 children aged 5-19 will be living with overweight or obesity by 2035 - reaching 500 million children worldwide by 2040. The evidence is clear, now let’s strengthen what works. 📚 Read the full findings: https://ow.ly/99zK50ZyATU #YouthDay2026

🌍 It's International Youth Day! This year's theme - different contexts, common aspirations - is a reminder that every child deserves the same chance at a healthy future, wherever they live. This #InternationalYouthDay, let's turn that shared aspiration into shared action. #ChildhoodObesity

💼 New #ICO2026 research suggests the impact of obesity on employment may be more than twice as large as previously estimated. The findings highlight the wider social and economic impacts of obesity. 🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/htxs50Zy6B2 #Obesity #WeightStigma

🌍 We cannot tackle NCDs without addressing obesity. In 2023, more than 3.6 million adult NCD deaths were driven by high BMI. Addressing obesity can help reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and other NCDs. Learn more: https://ow.ly/Y90N50Zy6ww #Obesity #NCDs

💙 Weight stigma can affect people in healthcare, education, workplaces, relationships and the media. Changing the narrative starts with recognising obesity as a chronic, complex disease and treating people with dignity and respect. Learn more: https://ow.ly/71TE50Zy6tB

🌍 Why is obesity increasing worldwide? Research presented at #ICO2026 explores how ultra-processed food environments interact with biology that can make weight easier to gain and harder to lose. Obesity is complex - not a failure of willpower. https://ow.ly/pCLj50Zy6qY

🇨🇳 Last week, alongside the China Obesity Federation and the Chinese Nutrition Society, a #MAPPSII Multisectoral Workshop took place at the China Obesity Federation Annual Congress - bringing together healthcare, research, policy and lived experience voices to explore China's obesity priorities.

🤝 Our members are at the heart of everything we do. From exchanging ideas at #ICO2026 to building new collaborations, it was fantastic to connect with organisations from across our global network in Mexico City. 🔗 Read Yele Fafowora's reflections: https://ow.ly/X7RV50Zy2vN #MemberMonday

📸 Looking for more respectful, authentic images of people living with obesity? World Obesity and many of our member organisations - including Obesity Canada, OAC and ECPO - offer free stigma-free image banks to help improve how obesity is represented. 🔗 https://ow.ly/ffTt50Zy0KV #MemberMonday

🇨🇦 Join the global obesity community at #IFSO2026 in Toronto! We're also delighted to be delivering SCOPE School Canada as a pre-congress course, providing evidence-based education for healthcare professionals. 🔗 https://ow.ly/KSqq50ZxIG9 #SCOPE #Obesity #MemberMonday

🌍 What's next for MAPPS II? Deep-dive research is underway in Brazil, China, India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Spain, shaping national obesity priorities. Learn more: https://ow.ly/HHnq50ZxHUh #MAPPSII

MAPPS II surveys are now closed - thank you for taking part. Every response helps build stronger evidence for obesity prevention, treatment and support worldwide. 📩 Sign up for updates: https://ow.ly/jFNS50ZxHLP #MAPPSII

🎓 SCOPE School Mexico 2026 was our largest ever – 500+ attendees, fully bilingual English/Spanish, co-chaired by Shubo Saiful and Dr Ricardo Luna. Read more: https://ow.ly/WyYG50ZxH6M #ICO2026

📊 Good decisions start with good data. Explore obesity prevalence, trends and projections from countries around the world in the Global Obesity Observatory. 🔗 https://ow.ly/rBnn50ZwTC8 #Data #Obesity #FridayFindings

Peer review is under strain - obesity journal editors often need multiple invitations to secure two willing reviewers. Obesity research is expanding rapidly and we urgently need more reviewers to keep pace. Find out how you can help: https://ow.ly/A2Cr50ZwTrR

Obesity is a chronic, complex disease that deserves evidence-based care. Build your knowledge with the SCOPE Core Learning Path and strengthen your understanding of obesity prevention, diagnosis and management. Learn more: https://ow.ly/oLbB50ZwTpn #SCOPELearn

Heart disease risk isn't always visible. New research suggests people living with overweight or obesity may face increased cardiovascular risk even without traditional metabolic risk factors. Read more: https://ow.ly/gQsz50ZwTjM #FridayFindings #ICO2026

🔍 #FridayFindings: Obesity is a chronic, relapsing disease. Recognising it shapes funding, treatment access and stigma. Our 2025 update in The Lancet shows why it still matters: obesity drives 200+ conditions yet stays excluded from global health policy. Read more: https://ow.ly/cApW50ZwTf0

📄 Landmark Lancet study: combined food policies reduced childhood excess weight in Chile. Girls saw a 2.85% reduction, boys 2.40% - after just 18 months. There's no single cause of obesity, and no single solution. Read more: https://ow.ly/7yOR50ZwGHz

🔍 New research at ICO 2026: excessive weight gain during pregnancy increases the risk of severe maternal morbidity - regardless of a woman's pre-pregnancy weight status. Healthy gestational weight gain matters for everyone, not just those with a higher BMI. Read more: https://ow.ly/Utq050ZwFht

🤱 Exclusive breastfeeding for at least six months was associated with 20% lower odds of childhood obesity. The evidence is clear - now let's strengthen what works. Source: WHO European COSI Initiative #WBW2026