Global human obesity and global social index

Relationship and clustering

authored by: Mubbasher Munir, Zahrahtul Amani Zakaria, Haseeb Nisar, Zahoor Ahmed, Sameh A. Korma, Tuba Esatbeyoglu
Abstract: Introduction: Obesity, a complex, multifactorial disease, is considered a global disease burden widely affecting the quality of life across different populations. Factors involved in obesity involve genetics, behavior and socioeconomic and environmental origins, each contributing to the risk of debilitating morbidity and mortality. However, the trends across the world vary due to various globalization parameters. Methods: This article tends to identify the global social indicators, compiled into a global index, and develop a correlation between the global social index created by using the human development index, social and political globalization, the global happiness index, and the quality of infrastructure, institutions, and individuals using the internet factors and its effect on global obesity. Results and Discussion: Our results identified a positive correlation between medium human development levels with obesity compared to low and very high human development levels. Economic stability due to rapid industrialization has increased the buying capacity and changed the global food system, which seems to be the major driver of the rise of global obesity. Conclusion: The results decipher that global social indicators and overall social index have positively affected global obesity, which will help policymakers and governmental organizations monitor the obesity patterns across their regions by a significant contribution from globally influenced social factors.
Organisation(s): Institute of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Molecular Food Chemistry and Food Development
External Organisation(s): Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin
University of Management & Technology (UMT)
South China University of Technology
Type: Article
Journal: Frontiers in Nutrition
Volume: 10
Publication date: 09.03.2023
Publication status: Published
Peer reviewed: Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas: Food Science, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Nutrition and Dietetics
Sustainable Development Goals: SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Electronic version(s): https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1150403 (Access: Open)