If proper steps are
not taken, half of the world's population will face extinction in the coming
era. That is, their weight will be higher than normal for their height. The
World Obesity Federation says that by 2035, four billion people in the world
will be overweight. This problem will increase most rapidly in children.
According to the BBC, low and middle-income countries in Africa and Asia are
most likely to see the problem grow
In a report of the
Federation. By 2035, obesity will cost the world more than $4,000 billion each
year, according to an estimate of the financial cost of being overweight.
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The president of
the World Obct Federation, Professor Louis Baur, says that the results of their
survey are a warning to the countries of the world that they need to act now to
avoid such a deterioration of the situation. OBCT Federation reports on
children and adolescents
An alarming picture
of the trend has emerged. It has been said that the level of childhood obesity
in 2020 may double by 2035.
Professor Bauer
said the obesity trend in the world's population is particularly worrying.
Governments and policymakers worldwide must do all they can to avert the health
risks and social and economic costs to young people by reviewing the root
causes behind them.
The impact of
obesity in the world's low-income countries has been highlighted in a report by
the OBCT Federation. Nine of the 10 countries with the highest risk of obesity
in the world are low- and middle-income; All of them are either from Asia or
Africa.
The report cites
processed foods, lack of physical exercise or exercise, poor policies in food
supply and marketing, and underdeveloped systems of weight management and
health education as factors behind obesity. It says that low-income countries
cannot do much to curb the trend of extinction.
According to the
OBCT Federation, rising obesity rates around the world will have a significant
impact on the global economy. The annual loss is estimated at 3 percent of the
world's total GDP and compares it to the financial loss of 2020 due to the
impact of Covid. But physical
The report
emphasizes not to blame overweight people in any way for obesity. The
organization will present this report to the United Nations on Monday.
'Obese' is a
medical term used to refer to people with high levels of body fat. The Body
Mass Index (BMI) is used by the OBCT Federation to measure obesity. BMI is
calculated by dividing an adult's body weight by their height.

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