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Global, regional, and national prevalence of adult overweight and obesity, 1990-2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.
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SUBMITTER: GBD 2021 Adult BMI Collaborators
PROVIDER: S-EPMC11920007 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Global, regional, and national prevalence of adult overweight and obesity, 1990-2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.
Lancet (London, England) 20250303 10481
<h4>Background</h4>Overweight and obesity is a global epidemic. Forecasting future trajectories of the epidemic is crucial for providing an evidence base for policy change. In this study, we examine the historical trends of the global, regional, and national prevalence of adult overweight and obesity from 1990 to 2021 and forecast the future trajectories to 2050.<h4>Methods</h4>Leveraging established methodology from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study, we estimated t ...[more]