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When we share our experiences, we shine a light on the failing systems that contribute to obesity—and together, we can drive change.

Obesity is a complex and personal experience, influenced by the systems around us—health, food, government, and more. By sharing your story, you help shift the conversation from individuals to the broader systems that need transformation.

We want to celebrate the inspiring individuals, groups, and organisations leading the call for systemic change. Read their stories below and find inspiration in their efforts to build a healthier future for all.

Do you have a story to tell? We want to hear from you! Submit a story here.

Healthcare Professionals

Health Care Professionals

A Time for Action - Obesity in Australia

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People living with Obesity

People living with Obesity

Healthcare Professionals

Health Care Professionals

Let’s talk about ... how healthcare professionals can improve access and patient experience: Walk with a Doc

I am a Pediatrician in private practice for 40 years. I've seen the rise in obesity in children over the years and know that we cannot make gains without getting the buy in of the entire family, including the parents.

Healthcare Professionals

Health Care Professionals

Let’s talk about…your experience of obesity.

I am Dr. Ketan Pakhale, Bariatric & Metabolic Physician, I experienced many of the patients from different professions & each one is having a common issues of weight gain due to sedentary lifestyle, food habits and stressful work patterns. This all requires customized way of treatment & needs to address on a larger scale.

People living with Obesity

People living with Obesity

Let’s talk about ... how life events can influence weight gain and obesity.

Let me introduce myself. I am a 64-year-old, hardworking, Southernish, Black woman. By day, I work for WYPR, the NPR news station in Baltimore. At all other times, I am a woman on a mission to eradicate obesity amongst Black women

People living with Obesity

People living with Obesity

Let’s talk about… how healthcare professionals can improve access and patient experience.

Educating healthcare professionals in using non-stigmatising language and communication in managing obesity may positively affect the quality of healthcare and adherence outcomes in weight loss programmes and interventions.

Healthcare Professionals

Health Care Professionals

Let’s talk about… compassion

Weight is a very complex issue, and solving it is not as simple as telling people to move more and eat better or by putting everyone on a diet. In 2020, we began our Compassionate Journey at Doncaster Council.

Healthcare Professionals

Health Care Professionals

Training a new generation of obesity specialists in Nigeria

Chinedu Iwu introduces the Nigerian Obesity Cohort Program - a new prequalification pathway to SCOPE Certification for interested clinical medical students in Nigeria.

Healthcare Professionals

Health Care Professionals

The importance of using tools to face obesity

I am a nutritionist responsible for the Food and Nutrition Technical Area (ATAN) in Quissamã. I've been working to create an integrated care network that promotes behaviour change and adherence to healthy lifestyle habits.

Healthcare Professionals

Health Care Professionals

Strengthening and expanding the obesity care line in Espírito Santo

I am a Social Worker of the Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Program at Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antonio Moraes (HUCAM) and Coordinator of the Extension Project to share the knowledge of our multidisciplinary team.

Healthcare Professionals

Health Care Professionals

Community pharmacist-led interventions for improving public health nutrition

I'm a clinical dietitian and nutritionist investigating the potential role of community pharmacists in obesity management and food systems change.

Healthcare Professionals

Health Care Professionals

Hana’s story

My childhood obesity was one of the reasons why I focused on studying pharmacy at university in Bratislava. Now, I represent the Slovak Republic in the ECPO patients’ council and I have founded an organisation for people with obesity.

Healthcare Professionals

Health Care Professionals

Training mediators for EAD in obesity: an experience report

I am a nutritionist specialising in methodologies of higher education. I have been working on a project to train mediators for distance learning courses on the complex theme of obesity.

Healthcare Professionals

Health Care Professionals

Adriane Mary’s story

Obesity took my father’s life in 2018. He was a doctor. Now, I work in public health to teach people about the disease.

People living with Obesity

People living with Obesity

Leeds against stigma - supporting people with obesity

For World Obesity Day 2022, we felt that we needed to start asking people in Leeds about their experiences of living with obesity and the associated stigma, bias and discrimination

Healthcare Professionals

Health Care Professionals

Preventing and treating overweight in Brazil

Moving an obesity prevention and treatment programme online during the Covid-19 pandemic has created new opportunities to connect and share experiences and information.

Healthcare Professionals

Health Care Professionals

Assessing the dietary risk of neighbourhood food outlets in Western Australia

A team of experts in Australia has developed a Food Outlet Dietary Risk assessment tool to help local authorities target health and policy interventions.