Obesity in the 21st Century: Public Health Perspectives and Population Solutions
A special issue of Obesities (ISSN 2673-4168).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 2015
Special Issue Editors
2. Concord Institute of Academic Surgery, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, NSW 2139, Australia
3. School of Health Science, Torrens University Australia, Surry Hills, NSW 2000, Australia
Interests: clinical obesity; diabetes; obesity epidemiology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Obesity is one of the most pressing global public health challenges of the 21st century. Its rapid rise across both high- and low-income countries is driven by complex, interrelated factors including urbanization, sedentary lifestyles, dietary transitions, socioeconomic disparities, and environmental influences. As obesity continues to fuel a cascade of chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, certain cancers, and musculoskeletal disorders, there is an urgent need for population-level, systems-oriented solutions.
This Special Issue seeks to provide a platform for original research and review articles that examine the population health implications of obesity and propose multilevel strategies for prevention, management, and policy response.
We welcome submissions from a broad range of public health perspectives, including but not limited to
- Social and structural determinants of obesity;
- Health systems and policy responses;
- Community and environmental interventions;
- Life-course approaches to obesity prevention;
- Health promotion and education;
- Urban planning, food systems, and built environment;
- Economic evaluations of obesity-related interventions;
- Cultural and indigenous perspectives;
- Technological and digital health approaches;
- Multidisciplinary, intersectoral, and equity-focused work is particularly encouraged.
We invite researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to contribute evidence that informs action and translates knowledge into meaningful population health outcomes. We welcome high-quality original research, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, commentaries, and perspectives that contribute to a deeper understanding of obesity burden and offer practical or policy-oriented solutions.
Dr. Ritesh Chimoriya
Dr. Kritika Rana
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Obesities is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- obesity
- public health
- population solutions
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