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Number of obese people worldwide surpasses one billion

  • More than one billion people worldwide are suffering from obesity, a number that has quadrupled since 1990, according to a study by the Lancet.
  • The epidemic is especially impacting poorer countries, with increasing rates among children and adolescents, as noted by the World Health Organization.
  • Researchers analyzed the height and weight of over 220 million people across more than 190 countries to obtain these estimates, according to Lancet.
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UN News broke the news in New York, United States on Thursday, February 29, 2024.
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