Overview
- Health Secretary David Kershenobich unveiled the Estrategia de Desaceleración del Sobrepeso y la Obesidad, including follow-up of about 500,000 people to probe biological, social and environmental drivers and guide public policy.
- ENSANUT 2023 data cited in new coverage indicate 76.2% of Mexican adults live with overweight or obesity, underscoring the scale of the crisis.
- IMSS figures presented by director Zoé Robledo show Sonora ranks seventh nationally for childhood obesity, with 45% of minors there having overweight or obesity.
- Baja California recorded 3,040 obesity cases from January 1 to February 21 in the federal epidemiological bulletin, up from 2,420 in the same 2025 period.
- Regional snapshots point to widespread excess weight beyond Mexico, with Catamarca, Argentina warning that roughly 80% of residents have obesity or are at risk and Peru’s Ayacucho reporting 52.2% with excess weight per ENDES 2024.