• Gac Med Mex · Jan 2023

    Burden of overweight and obesity in Mexico from 1990 to 2021.

    • Héctor Arreola-Ornelas, Gustavo A Merino-Juárez, David Contreras-Loya, Oscar Méndez-Carniado, Linda Morales-Juárez, Daniel Bernal-Serrano, Klaudia A Arizmendi-Barrera, Carolina Vargas-Martínez, Christian Razo, Felicia M Knaul, Emmanuela Gakidou, Xiaochen Dai, Rebecca Cogen, and Noah S Ahmad.
    • Public Policies Unit, Institute of Research on Obesity, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.
    • Gac Med Mex. 2023 Jan 1; 159 (6): 543556543-556.

    BackgroundOverweight and obesity (OW/OB) represent a serious challenge in Mexico, with effects on health, society and economy. Demographic, epidemiological, nutritional, social and economic factors have exacerbated this problem.ObjectiveTo analyze mortality and years of healthy life lost in Mexico due to OW/OB in the 1990-2021 period.Material And MethodsThe Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors 2021 study was used to analyze data on elevated body mass index (BMI) as a risk factor and its evolution in Mexico.ResultsIn 2021, 118 thousand deaths attributable to high BMI were recorded, which accounted for 10.6% of total deaths and more than 4.2 million disability-adjusted life years lost.ConclusionsThe obesogenic environment, influenced by social determinants of health, has had a significant impact on mortality, burden of disease, and economic costs. Addressing OW/OB requires multisector interventions to strengthen the Mexican health system.Copyright: © 2023 Permanyer.

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