This project convened a policy dialogue at the margins of the High-Level Meeting on Health & the Economy in September 2025 to discuss the rising obesity burden in the APEC region and highlight obesity’s impact on health systems, its implications for economic productivity, and the barriers that prohibit access to tools for effective prevention and management. Member economies shared best practices for obesity management and care in their economies and recommended actions for regional collaboration to address the growing burden of obesity in the APEC region.

The objectives of the policy dialogue were to: 1) communicate obesity’s impact on health systems and economic productivity, 2) advocate for improved access to obesity prevention, management, and care, and 3) articulate opportunities for regional collaboration towards reducing the burden of obesity across APEC economies.