Spiralling rates of people who are obese and overweight a ‘monumental societal failure’
Obesity is associated with an increased risk of serious health problems like diabetes, some cancers, and heart disease. Photograph: iStockand overweight are spiralling due to a “monumental societal failure” to tackle the problem, with more than half of adults and almost a third of children and young people set to be affected by 2050, according to a new study.
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The picture varies globally, but the researchers said an accelerated rise in obesity among young people and the rise in low- and middle-income countries where health systems cannot cope with the coming disease burden were particularly worrying.
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