Pakistan is ranked as 9th most obese country in the world, according to the Global Burden of Disease Study published in The Lancet medical journal.
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November 2017: Pakistan is the 08th most obese country in the world,
however there are very limited entities working to address this concern,
which is leading to diabetes and other serious diseases, putting our
younger generation at risk. The facts were shared at a Press Conference
in Lahore, marking the launch of “Run for Healthy Life”- a public
awareness campaign by Novo Nordisk Pakistan and South Asian Federation
of Endocrine Societies (SAFES).
The
campaign is launched as a part of the broader initiative of “Changing
Diabetes:registered:” by Novo Nordisk Pakistan, under which the
organization has joined hands with SAFES , comprising of Endocrine
societies from Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and
SriLanka, to create awareness about obesity, one of the most important
risk factors of diabetes.
