“It shouldn’t be all on the individual to change it,' said Professor Louise Baur, president of the World Obesity Federation about obesity and weight gain. | marywardy
Professor Louise Baur, president of the World Obesity Federation and a consultant paediatrician at the Children’s Hospital Westmead, said that since excess weight placed people at higher risk of severe COVID-19, it was more important than ever for governments to address obesity in the community.James Brickwood
Baur has a two-year term as the World Obesity Federation’s president, representing the interests of experts, advocates and patients and consulting with the World Health Organisation.There are signs the global health community is starting to refocus on obesity, she said. A recent World Health Assembly resolution addressed its impact as an issue unable to be ignored in the pandemic environment.
The popularity of obesity drugs has been seen in Australia, despite none being listed on the PBS. The Therapeutic Goods Administration said type 2 diabetes drug Ozempic would be in short supply until December afterCost of living pressures, associated with an increase in obesity rates, will also likely define Baur’s term. Extreme weather events, too, impact fresh food prices.
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