Lancet Commission 2019: The Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition, and Climate Change
2019
This Lancet Commission report, which follows from two earlier Lancet Series on obesity, examines the growing global prevalence of obesity within a wide context of common underlying societal and political drivers for malnutrition and climate change. The commission identifies malnutrition (in all its forms, including obesity, undernutrition, and other dietary risks) as the leading cause of poor health globally. It also notes that the health effects of climate change will compound the health challenges of malnutrition and that these three pandemics—obesity, undernutrition, and climate change—represent a “global syndemic” that affects most people across the world. The commission urges holistic new thinking and action—about business models, food systems, civil society involvement, and national and international governance—toward the goal of reorienting human systems to achieve better human and planetary health.
Lancet Commission 2019: The Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition, and Climate Change
Source:
Swinburn B et al. The Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition, and Climate Change: The Lancet Commission Report. The Lancet 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32822-8.