Weight/Obesity
Nutrition Care Process
Last Updated: 2025-01-15
Target Group: All Adults
Description and Key Nutrition Issues
Based on the WHO global estimates as of 1990, worldwide adult obesity has more than doubled and adolescent obesity has quadrupled (1). As of 2022, 43% of adults aged 18 years and over were overweight and 16% were living with obesity (1).
This toolkit discusses the following key nutrition issues related to higher weights in adults:
- language a dietitian should use when discussing weight loss
- barriers to continuing a behaviour change intervention
- environment, including food availability and