There Are Now More Obese People Than Underweight People In The World
A study has found that, for the first time, there are more obese people in the world than underweight ones. The research was published in the Lancet.
Barely one person in 25 was obese – defined as having a BMI over 30 – in 1975. Now that figure is about one person in seven. BMI isn’t a perfect measure of whether someone’s obese, because it doesn’t take into account whether their weight is due to fat or muscle. But it correlates well with the health problems.
The Lancet says that men in rich, English-speaking countries, such as the UK, US and Australia, put on the most weight, along with women in Latin America.
The Lancet says that “if these trends continue, by 2025, global obesity prevalence will reach 18% in men and surpass 21% in women”.
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More charts and studies on the link.
Delete it fat, literally
