With nearly half of Belgians overweight, Wegovy’s arrival ignites public discussion on obesity treatment affordability, healthcare costs, and calls for official recognition of obesity as a biological disease
Among women, obesity rates more than doubled, rising from 8.8% to 18.5%, while in men, the increase was even more pronounced, nearly tripling from 4.8% to 14.0%
The cases of the increasing levels of obesity have been soared in the country, so the health experts introduced the "Obesity Platform Belgium (OPB)" on Friday, May 20.
