World Obesity Day has been observed globally on the 4th of March every year from 2020 to counter and end the growing global obesity crisis by promoting applied solutions in a real-world scenario, thus increasing the awareness of overweight and the complications it begets.
On this day, people from various international and local organisations all over the world unite to raise awareness about the growing obesity crisis and take collaborative action to correct the misconceptions around obesity, acknowledge the risk factors, and implement real-world solutions.
The incidence of obesity continues to surge, bringing the alarming problem to a routine norm. This sad situation must be reversed as with this trend, 270 crore adults worldwide will be overweight or obese by 2025.
The National Family Health Survey India-3 (NFHS-3) and (NFHS-4) reported the obesity epidemic in India. It showed that:
In 2005-06, 13% of women and nine percent of men of the age group of 15-49 years were overweight or obese, according to NFHS-3
In 2015-16, 21% of women and 19% were overweight or obese (BMI 25.0 kg/m2), according to NFHS-4 data.
BMI of a person is measured by dividing body weight in kilograms by the square of his height in meters (kg/m2). Overweight is defined by World Health Organization (WHO) as having a BMI more than or equal to 25 kg/m2, and obesity as having a BMI more than or equal to 30.
This year 2025, the World Obesity Day theme is "Changing Systems, Healthier Lives."
The current year's theme indicates the fact that obesity is a complex, multifaceted issue that cannot be addressed at individual level. Moreover, it needs changes in the system among the departments like healthcare, food environment, and government public policies, societal structures etc. to create a better healthy future for people.
By focusing on a systems-level approach, the 2025 campaign encourages policymakers, healthcare professionals, and communities to work together to reshape environments that contribute to obesity. Addressing these systemic factors will help improve access to better nutrition, equitable healthcare, and supportive policies, ultimately fostering long-term health benefits for individuals and societies worldwide.
Year by year theme of World Obesity Day
In 2015, World Obesity Day was established on the 11th of October as an annual campaign to encourage and support practical activities to help attain and maintain a healthy weight, thus reversing worldwide obesity.
It was in 2019 that World Obesity Day commenced for the last time on the 11th of October, and since 2020, the new World Obesity Day date has been changed to the 4th of March.
Despite the addition of obesity to the sixth International Classification of Diseases in 1948, its classification has not been entirely accepted even over seven decades later, explaining the general public's misconception about obesity.
The misconception has been so rooted that it has become the general norm. Although an increasing number of organisations and countries now recognise obesity as a disease, many still do not, hampering attempts to address the pandemic. Obesity has been the most important health challenge in the current century, more over increasing at higher pace in low to middle income nations. This World Obesity Day assists to identify Obesity as a disease which encourages people to seek medical care and shift the public discourse away from individual blame. These actions help prevent and manage obesity.
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