Obesity will affect over half of adults in 25 years, study predicts
Obesity has long been classified as a global epidemic — and new data published in The Lancet journal spotlights how much worse it could get. A team of researchers found that in 2021, one billion men ...
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Action Needed as Obesity, Overweight Expected to Increase- Study
By Sharon AtienoMore than half of adults (3.8 billion) and one in three children and adolescents (about 746 million) worldwide will be obese or overweight by 2050 without urgent policy reform and ...
Healthcare systems buckle under weight of global obesity burden
As the world marks World Obesity Day, the global health crisis continues to deepen, particularly in developing nations where ...
44 Crore Indians May Be Obese By 2050, India Second After China In Facing Obesity Crisis: The Lancet
The report ‘The Lancet’s Global Burden of Disease Study BMI Collaborators’ analyses that overall, 18 crore Indians were ...
Country to lead in overweight young people by 2050: Report
India will have 450 million adults who are overweight or obese, accounting for 11.8% of the global population that is ...
Obesity rates soaring globally in 'monumental social failure', study says
Rates of obesity and overweight are spiralling due to a "monumental societal failure" to tackle the problem, with more than ...