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Half of world on track to be overweight by 2035
Body Mass Index, BMI, is a person’s weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters. A high BMI can indicate high body fat. If your BMI is less than 18.5, you’re underweight, 25.0 to < 30, overweight, and 30.0 or higher, obesity. Obesity is linked to many serious health problems, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and some types of cancer. Some racial/ethnic groups are more likely to have obesity, which increases their risk of chronic diseases. In fact, it is estimated that a little over 42% of American adults have obese and about 30% are overweight. Recently, the World Obesity Federation warns that over half of the world’s population, or over four billion people, are going to be obese or overweight by 2035. The greatest rises are likely to be seen in developing countries in Africa and Asia. It also predicts that obesity/overweight rates are rising rapidly among children and teenagers because of highly processed foods, sedentary behavior, and lack of food control. The problem is that once a child becomes overweight or obese, it is likely that the weight problem will stay for a long time, if not forever. Simply, with foods and drinks sold at convenience stores and a smartphone, children don’t seem so encouraged to play outside. One simple solution to give children healthier life might be to give them a soccer ball instead of a smartphone and milk instead of soda.
Read the article about this alarming weight problem around the world.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-64831848
Half of world on track to be overweight by 2035
Body Mass Index, BMI, is a person’s weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters. A high BMI can indicate high body fat. If your BMI is less than 18.5, you’re underweight, 25.0 to < 30, overweight, and 30.0 or higher, obesity. Obesity is linked to many serious health problems, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and some types of cancer. Some racial/ethnic groups are more likely to have obesity, which increases their risk of chronic diseases. In fact, it is estimated that a little over 42% of American adults have obese and about 30% are overweight. Recently, the World Obesity Federation warns that over half of the world’s population, or over four billion people, are going to be obese or overweight by 2035. The greatest rises are likely to be seen in developing countries in Africa and Asia. It also predicts that obesity/overweight rates are rising rapidly among children and teenagers because of highly processed foods, sedentary behavior, and lack of food control. The problem is that once a child becomes overweight or obese, it is likely that the weight problem will stay for a long time, if not forever. Simply, with foods and drinks sold at convenience stores and a smartphone, children don’t seem so encouraged to play outside. One simple solution to give children healthier life might be to give them a soccer ball instead of a smartphone and milk instead of soda.
Read the article about this alarming weight problem around the world.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-64831848
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