noun phrase · neutral
obesity epidemic
UK/əˈbɛsɪti ˌepɪˈdɛmɪk/US/oʊˈbɛsəti ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/o·BE·si·ty EPI·DE·mic
A rapid and widespread increase in the number of people who are obese in a population.
Examples
“Many governments are concerned about the obesity epidemic among children.”
“Public health campaigns aim to curb the obesity epidemic.”
“An obesity epidemic raises long-term costs for the healthcare system.”
Band 8 sentence
“The obesity epidemic among urban children is a major public-health challenge that demands coordinated policy action.”
Collocations
- tackle the obesity epidemic
- obesity rates
Word family
Common mistakes
the problem of fat people→the obesity epidemic
increase of obesity→rise in obesity / increase in obesity rates
Say it for a higher band
5obesity problem→6rising obesity→7+obesity epidemic
Synonyms
obesity crisis
Easily confused
obesity crisis
“The government declared an obesity crisis after the survey results.”
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