New study finds one billion people are now obese worldwide
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 2:11 pmSee the article here: https://tinyurl.com/3b4rrs37
Scientists from the School of Public Health at Imperial College in London, England, crunched the numbers and concluded that over one billion people worldwide are now obese, with an estimated 159 million children and adolescents being obese, and 879 million adults with the condition. The rate of obesity in children and adolescents in 2022 was four times what is was in 1990; it was double in women, and triple in men.
Scientists from the School of Public Health at Imperial College in London, England, crunched the numbers and concluded that over one billion people worldwide are now obese, with an estimated 159 million children and adolescents being obese, and 879 million adults with the condition. The rate of obesity in children and adolescents in 2022 was four times what is was in 1990; it was double in women, and triple in men.