Evidence Synthesis: National Practice Problem ObesityStudent Name Chamberlain University NR-716Dr. Tully December 16, 2023Evidence Synthesis: National Practice Problem ObesityEpidemiological inquiry on the rising health crisis of obesity has shown that over 2 billion people, 30% of the global population, are overweight or obese today ([CDC], 2022). Data compared from 1989 to 2015 has shown that obesity rates have increased across the board in countries around the world and more than doubled in over 70 countries (Global Burden of Disease, n.d.). The New England Journal of Medicine (2017), obesity collaborators in the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study, published that in 2015 4.0 million deaths and 120 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) worldwide were attributed to high BMI (Mokdad et al., 2018).Research has shown that digital and electronic technology has shown promise in leveraging increased activity and self-efficacy with respect to dietary and physical activity interventions resulting in lowering BMI and maintaining sustained results (Bennett et al., 2018). Use of an evidence-based intervention such as a digital app provides behavioral interventions partnered with physical activity is shown to also