Invitation to an open event about the World Obesity Day

The Endocrine Society of Cyprus and the Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health of the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) invite you to an open event about the World Obesity Day. The event is under the auspices of the Municipality of Strovolos.

Thursday, March 09, 2023

5-7pm

Cultural Center of Strovolos, Nicosia

(Archiepiskopou Kyprianou 34, Strovolos)

The event is held to inform and promote public awareness about this chronic disease.

The event will be held in Greek language.

Please register using the link below:

https://redcap.link/world-obesity-day-2023-event

For this year’s World Obesity Day, data from the World Obesity Federation & RTI International report estimates:

  • Nearly 1 billion people were living with obesity in 2020. That is 1 in 7 people.
  • 1.9 billion people around the world will be living with obesity in 2035. That is almost 1 in 4 people.
  • Almost 400 million children around the world will be living with obesity in 2035. That is almost 1 in 5 children.
  • 1.5 billion adults around the world will be living with obesity in 2035.
  • Over 4 billion people around the world will be living with overweight or obesity in 2035.
  • Childhood obesity will increase by over 100% from 2020 to 2035.
  • Adult obesity will increase by over 60% from 2020 to 2035.

Attached you can find the program of the event.

For more information:

christina.xeni@cut.ac.cy or 25002282

Feel free to forward the invitation to your network!