May 29, 2023

The EU-ASEAN Business Council (EU-ABC), an advocacy organization representing the interests of European firms operating in Southeast Asia, recently produced a paper addressing the increasing prevalence of obesity in Southeast Asia in collaboration with Novo Nordisk Southeast Asia.

“Battling Obesity in ASEAN” provides emphasis on the major health consequences, economic effects, and other unexpected costs of obesity. It also makes recommendations on the systemic actions that are required to make a positive effect in the lives of persons who are obese.

The report proposes the implementation of the ROOTS framework 1, which intends to address the multiple