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Mar 1, 2024 · In 2022, 1 in 8 people in the world were living with obesity. Worldwide adult obesity has more than doubled since 1990, and adolescent obesity has quadrupled. In 2022, 2.5 billion adults (18 years and older) were overweight. Of these, 890 million were living with obesity.
Obesity is a global health challenge that affects millions of people. Learn more about its causes, consequences and prevention from WHO.
Aug 24, 2023 · Paradoxically coexisting with undernutrition, an escalating global epidemic of overweight and obesity – “globesity” – is taking over many parts of the world. If immediate action is not taken, millions will suffer from an array of serious health disorders.
Obesity varies widely worldwide and has become more common. In the chart here, we see the share of adults (aged 18 years and older) who are obese across regions. These estimates are based on survey data and statistical modeling by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Mar 4, 2022 · 4 March 2022 Health. On World Obesity Day, marked on Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries to do more to reverse what is a preventable health crisis. According to...
lessons from how the health systems in different countries have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and to devise recommendations on how to improve and strengthen health and social care systems in the Region. This report on obesity shows us the need to build resilient health systems that enable multisectoral action to tackle obesity through
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