The microbiota: a secret weapon in the fight against obesity?
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In France, 50% of people are overweight or obese. In its 2022 report, the World Health Organisation sounded the alarm: the prevalence of overweight and obesity is rising steadily – and worryingly – and not a single European Member State looks set to meet the target of halting the rise in obesity by 2025. Obesity is a serious public health problem on a global scale, leading to a host of complications, including an increased risk of cancer – because excess weight increases the likelihood of 13 different types of cancer.