Public Health Mini-Guides: Obesity

Obesityanditslinkedmorbidityandmortalityisasignificantpublichealthchallengeonaglobalscaleandplacesaburdennotonlyontheindividualbutalsoonsocietyasawhole.ThisMini-Guidepresentskeythemesrelatingtothischallenge,includingthemeansofmeasuringobesity,themostrecentprevalenceandtrends,thehealthconsequencesandcausesofobesityalongwithapproachestocounterobesitybothatanindividualandapopulationlevel.