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Más de mil millones de personas sufren obesidad en el mundo

By Jordi Bou

March 1, 2024 - Más de mil millones de personas viven actualmente con obesidad en el mundo, luego de que las tasas se han más que duplicado en los adultos y cuadruplicado entre los niños y adolescentes desde 1990.

This includes about 880 million adults and 159 million children, according to 2022 data.

The highest rates are in Tonga and American Samoa for women and American Samoa and Nauru for men, with some 70-80% of adults living with obesity.

Countries in Africa and the Middle East, historically associated with undernourishment, are now also struggling with weight gain.

Approximately 1,500 researchers contributed to the study by the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO). Published in the Lancet, it found that over the period obesity rates increased fourfold among children, and doubled among adults.

Obese linked to increased risk of numerous serious health problems, according to WHO.

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PUBLISHED: 01/03/2024; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Newscom
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