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Obesidade afeta mais de mil milhões de pessoas infographic
A infografia mostra a taxa de obesidade em adultos no mundo e a percentagem de homens e mulheres obesos nalguns países.
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Mais de mil milhões de pessoas obesas no mundopeople obese worldwide

By Jordi Bou

March 1, 2024 - Mais de 1.000 milhões de pessoas globalmente vivem com obesidade, já que as taxas de obesidade mais que duplicaram em adultos e
quadruplicaram nas crianças e 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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