Association of Healthy Lifestyle Factors and Obesity-Related Diseases in Adults in the UK

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Obesity is the most prevalent chronic disease worldwide. It is estimated that more than 1 billion people will be living with obesity by 2030.1 The higher rates of obesity-associated mortality and comorbidities, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and several types of cancer, are equally staggering, with an average of 5 million deaths and 160 million disability-adjusted life-years.1 As a result, trends toward reduced productivity and greater intensity of health care service use are expected to result in a major economic burden.2,3 A need exists for the treatment of obesity as a chronic, progressive, and relapsing disease to improve outcomes for people living with this disease. A suboptimal lifestyle is a major preventable cause of obesity and its associated comorbidities.4 As such, interventions to improve lifestyle are an opportunity to optimize the management of obesity.

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