ea0073aep332 | Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition | ECE2021
Rocha Thais
, Melson Eka
, Zamora Javier
, Borja M. Fernandez-Felix
, Soby Soha
, Betran Ana Pilar
, Arlt Wiebke
, Thangaratinam Shakila
IntroductionObesity is a global health challenge, with more than 50% of the world´s obese population residing in LMICs. Although adiposity is a well-known major risk factor for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension, and diabetes mellitus, the delivery of effective NCDs interventions is still a challenge to health systems. About 85% of the NCDs premature deaths occur in LMICs. Obesity is more prevalent in women than men, however the bu...