of obesity and the associated increases in FPG and SBP warrant considerable global policy attention. Other major risks that should continue to receive attention—even intensified attention in some locations—such as smoking, are nevertheless declining at the global level. The unique combination of large current effect and increasing exposure puts obesity in a special category of risks. Obesity is likely to not only influence future population health in many locations, but will have considerable financial implications for health systems, given what we know about treatment costs for the associated diseases. Since important drivers of obesity such as physical activity and diet patterns are adopted in childhood and adolescence, more work is needed to proactively address the adoption of these risks in these younger age groups.
