More than 10 percent of the world’s population is now obese
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- Apr 2018
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12.5 percent of children were obese
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“This study shows what we know: No country in the globe has reduced overweight or obesity levels. This is astounding given the huge health and economic costs linked with overweight and obesity.”
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“This study shows what we know: No country in the globe has reduced overweight or obesity levels. This is astounding given the huge health and economic costs linked with overweight and obesity.”
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The change in physical activity preceded the global increase in obesity,”
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poor diet
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“What people eat is the key factor in whether they become obese or not,”
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In China, for example, less than 1 percent of the population was obese in 1980
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“The future health and economic burden facing all these countries is immense,” Dr. Popkin said.
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disease burden caused by obesity is actually falling in some of the wealthiest nations
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“But we cannot have all people on drugs,” he said. “Ideally, we want to go to the root causes and address the problem of overeating.”
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“Most of the obese people are dying because of cardiovascular disease and diabetes,”
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disease burden caused by obesity is actually falling in some of the wealthiest nations
I do not understand what the author is trying to inform us.
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Saudi Arabia, Algeria and Egypt.
As a Middle Eastern, all Arabs are obese because our food is unhealthy and contains lots of oil.
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People eat what they can afford.”
there are many people do not have enough money to afford what's healthy for them.
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“It is all very nice to talk about the need to eat less unhealthy foods and more healthy foods,”
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“What people eat is the key factor in whether they become obese or not,”
Most people seem not to understand the type of foods to eat to avoid obesity.
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“We have more processed food, more energy-dense food, more intense marketing of food products, and these products are more available and more accessible
Very true!!
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physical activity
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nutrition scientists
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“This study shows what we know: No country in the globe has reduced overweight or obesity levels. This is astounding given the huge health and economic costs linked with overweight and obesity.”
It can be generalized that the rate of obesity among children is rising faster than adults in many countries.
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12.5 percent of children were obese
Wow this is too much!!
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- Mar 2018
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108 million children, the authors reported. Obesity rates among children are rising faster in many countries than among adults.
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food shortages, like Africa.
![](http://globalfarmernetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/food-shortages.jpg
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heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease and other factors
It's very sad to see people are dying because of the fast and unhealthy food!
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obesity
According to obesity society website, they defined obesity as it is one of the most pervasive, chronic diseases in need of new strategies for medical treatment and prevention. As a leading cause of United States mortality, morbidity, disability, healthcare utilization and healthcare costs, the high prevalence of obesity continues to strain the United States healthcare system.
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obese,
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University of Washington and funded by the Gates Foundation, looked at 195 countries, essentially the world’s population, finding that rates of obesity at least doubled in 73 countries — including Turkey, Venezuela and Bhutan — from 1980 to 2015, and “continuously increased in most other countries.”
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swept
What does SWEPT mean?
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millions of premature deaths
This is unbelievable!!
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obese
Why people are obese!?
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