The current state of obesity in Mexico

Excess weight (overweight and obesity) is currently recognized as one of the most important challenges of public health in the world, given its size, speed of growth, and the negative effect on the population who suffers it. Overweight and obesity increases significantly the risk of chronic non-comm...

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Published inRevista médica (Mexico : 1983) Vol. 51; no. 3; p. 292
Main Authors Barrera-Cruz, Antonio, Rodríguez-González, Arturo, Molina-Ayala, Mario Antonio
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Mexico 01.05.2013
Subjects
Cost of Illness
Humans
Mexico
Obesity - complications
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity - etiology
Obesity - therapy
Overweight - complications
Overweight - epidemiology
Overweight - etiology
Overweight - therapy
Mexico
overweight
obesity
public health
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Summary:Excess weight (overweight and obesity) is currently recognized as one of the most important challenges of public health in the world, given its size, speed of growth, and the negative effect on the population who suffers it. Overweight and obesity increases significantly the risk of chronic non-communicable diseases, and premature mortality, as well as the social cost of health. Today, Mexico has the second global prevalence of obesity in the adult population (30 %), which is ten times higher than Korea's or Japan's (4 %). Until 2012, 26 million Mexican adults were overweight, and 22 million, obese. This implies a major challenge for the health sector. Mexico needs to plan and implement strategies and cost-effective actions for the prevention and control of obesity in children, adolescents, and adults. Global experience shows that proper care of obesity and overweight demands to formulate and coordinate efficient multi-sectoral strategies for enhancing protective factors to health, particularly to modify individual behavior, family and community.
ISSN:0443-5117