Epidemic proportions
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally, with at least 2.8 million people dying each year as a result of being overweight or obese.
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally, with at least 2.8 million people dying each year as a result of being overweight or obese.
42 million preschool children were overweight in 2013.
65% of the world’s population live in a country where overweight and obesity kills more people than underweight.
Globally, 44% of diabetes, 23% of ischaemic heart disease and 7–41% of certain cancers are attributable to overweight and obesity.
An adequate level of daily physical activity, at least 30 minutes, reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, colon cancer and breast cancer.
Obesity is usually the result of an imbalance between calories consumed and calories expended.