The GBD $2019$ Viewpoint Collaborators "Five Insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study $2019"$ argue....

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To slow or reverse the rise in BMI, broad policy and interventions, as were used for smoking, are needed.

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To slow or reverse the rise in BMI, health promotion strategies focused on individual agency are needed.

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Chronic disease has been better managed globally than communicable disease.

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Higher SDI countries have improved at a higher rate than lower SDI countries