Fighting obesity and non-communicable diseases needs different perspectives and new actions

1.Introduction Obesity and non-communicable diseases(NCDs)are closely linked.NCDs,including heart disease,stroke,cancer,diabetes and chronic lung disease,are major disease burden worldwide,which collectively con-tributed to 71％of mortality globally.1 Almost three quarters of all NCD deaths,and 82％of the 16 million people who died prematurely(un-der 70 years old),occur in low-and middle-income countries.1 Obesity is associated with increased risks of many NCDs and premature death.Obesity is a major risk factors for some NCDs such as cardiovascular diseases,some cancers and type 2 diabetes.2-4 At present,about 40％of adults and about 20％of children and adolescents worldwide are over-weight or obese.