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Obesity: a major and growing public health problem Obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI[1]) equal to or greater than 30, and has a significant impact on the health of those concerned. Caused by a high-calorie diet, lack of physical activity and predisposing genetic factors, obesity is a major risk factor for many chronic diseases. Indeed, obesity leads to intermediate risk factors such as hypertension, dyslipidemia[2], insulin resistance and systemic inflammation, increasing the likelihood of serious pathologies such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and certain cancers.