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Over 50% of adults worldwide predicted to be obese or overweight by 2050
If you weigh more than what is considered healthy for your height, age, and build, you are considered overweight, which could increase the risk of suffering chronic diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke. A new study of data from over 200 countries predicts that over half of all adults will be overweight or even obese by 2050. Also, rates of obesity in children and younger teenagers, and those under 25 years old, have both doubled to around 20% in the last two decades. The rates could reach one in three young people in the next 15 years. As more people exercise less but consume more highly processed foods like prepared meals and snacks and sugared beverages, their weight increases quickly and easily. Also, more people are becoming overweight from their early years. Since these weight-increasing foods and beverages are becoming more easily available and economically affordable not only in developed but also in developing countries where the most of population increase will come from, overweight and obesity might become a global epidemic. Medication is just a countermeasure. Educating children and families to raise awareness might work better to prevent global overweight problems.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy87d2g81yxo
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