Did you know that where you live, the food systems around you, your opportunities to be active, all of this has an impact on your risk of developing obesity?
How big is this issue?
How can you reduce your risk of developing obesity and protect yourself?
And how would you know if you're living with obesity?
Hello and welcome to Science in Five, I'm with Vismita Gupta Smith.
We are talking to Dr. Francesco Branca today.
Francesco, talk to us about obesity.
Obesity is a chronic disease defined by excess fat deposits that impair health.
It can lead to type 2 diabetes, heart disease.
It may affect bone health, reproduction.
