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The obesity epidemic, metabolic syndrome and future prevention strategies

James, Philip T., Rigby, Neville, Leach, Rachel, International Obesity Task Force·2004·European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation
DOI 10.1097/01.hjr.0000114707.27531.48
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Abstract

UNLABELLED: The epidemic of obesity and overweight poses a major challenge to the prevention of chronic noncommunicable diseases throughout the world. In some developing countries it presents a double burden alongside enduring problems of undernutrition. Current IOTF estimates suggest that at least 1.1 billion adults are overweight including 312 million who are obese. The prevalence of obesity has doubled or even risen threefold in less than two decades, while in children this is rising at an even faster rate in some regions of Europe to levels of up to 36% in parts of Italy and elsewhere. The comparative burden of disease due to raised body mass index is among the top five leading risk factors in both developed and low mortality developing countries. When viewed in conjunction with the burden of raised cholesterol and hypertension, these components of the metabolic syndrome form the major cause of mortality and disease in Europe and are guaranteed to increase with the rising trend in overweight and obesity while amplifying the burden of cardiovascular disease. The increase in childhood obesity will, unchecked, accentuate the rise in early adult type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. CONCLUSIONS: A fundamental policy shift is required to widen responsibility for the prevention of diet, activity and weight-related ill health across the whole of Europe's population. Only such a comprehensive approach offers any realistic prospect of averting a public health catastrophe for Europe and indeed for the whole world.

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  • Numerous studies have shown a J- or U-shaped relationship between BMI and mortality and a U-shaped relationship between BMI and health care expenditure.

    “Numerous studies have shown a J-or U-shaped relationship between BMI and mortality 6,37,38 and a Ushaped relationship between BMI and expenditure on health care 39 .”

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  1. 2000, WHO TRS 894 - Obesity: preventing and managing the global epidemic
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Authors
James, P. T., Rigby, N., Leach, R., & International Obesity Task Force
Affiliations
World Obesity Federation (GB)
ORCID
James, Philip T.
Venue
European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2004-02
Volume
11
Issue
1
Pages
3-8
ISSN
1741-8267 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1097/01.hjr.0000114707.27531.48
OpenAlex
W2071154292
Cited by
570
References
16
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 18 · 2017: 19 · 2016: 24 · 2015: 37 · 2014: 34 · 2013: 42 · 2012: 42
FWCI
29.95
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity and Health Practices
Keywords
obesity epidemic, overweight, metabolic syndrome, obesity prevention, childhood obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, non-communicable diseases, double burden of disease, malnutrition, body mass index, hypertension, cholesterol, public health policy, Europe
MeSH terms
Diabetes Mellitus, Europe, Forecasting, Health Promotion, Humans, Obesity, Primary Prevention, United States, Prevalence, Metabolic Syndrome

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