LONDON : More than half of the world's population will be overweight or obese by 2035 without significant action, according to a new report. The World Obesity Federation's 2023 atlas predicts that 51 per cent of the world, or more than 4 billion people, will be obese or overweight within the next 12 years.
LONDON : More than half of the world's population will be overweight or obese by 2035 without significant action, according to a new report.
Rates of obesity are rising particularly quickly among children and in lower income countries, the report found. "It is particularly worrying to see obesity rates rising fastest among children and adolescents," she said in a statement. The report found that childhood obesity could more than double from 2020 levels, to 208 million boys and 175 million girls by 2035.
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