Moving Toward a Healthier Population

Obesity is increasingly becoming a global health issue and a new challenge for everyone throughout our food system. In fact, the situation is so dire that the World Health Organization has declared obesity one of the greatest public health challenges of the 21st century. Obesity drastically increases the risk of developing noncommunicable diseases such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and certain cancers. Moreover, the more an individual weighs, the more likely h…