World Obesity Day

World Obesity Day 2025: Theme, history, significance, habits and more

Every year on March 4, people mark World Obesity Day with the goal of eradicating stigma and misconceptions regarding obesity and increasing public awareness about it

Updated On: 04 Mar 2025 | 12:23 PM IST

Childhood obesity in India likely to rise 9.1% annually by 2035: Report

Obesity among boys and girls in India is likely to see an annual rise of 9.1% by 2035, if prevention, treatment and support do not improve, warned an alarming global report ahead of World Obesity Day

Updated On: 03 Mar 2023 | 3:05 PM IST

World Obesity Day: Maintain healthy weight to curb risk of cancer

In the US, overweight and obesity-related cancers make up 40 per cent of all cancers

Updated On: 11 Oct 2017 | 7:46 PM IST

268 million kids may be overweight globally by 2025: study

Researchers from World Obesity Federation in the UK have also released data anticipating that obesity-related conditions will rise among children

Updated On: 09 Oct 2016 | 1:57 PM IST