The Epidemic of Obesity in a Pandemic Era: Urgency to Invest in Adolescent Health

摘要

In September 2015, United Nations’ 193 member states signed up to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the global development agenda 2030. Given the explosion in the prevalence of obesity throughout the world, SDG 3.4 aims to reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) with a focus on obesity-related pathologies such as diabetes mellitus type 2 and cardiovascular disease.