According to a study, more than one billion individuals globally suffer from obesity, exceeding previous estimates, with rates rising among kids and teenagers.

A research published in the Lancet medical magazine states that over one billion individuals worldwide suffer from obesity, and that the figure has more than tripled since 1990. The study conducted in collaboration with the World Health Organization indicates that the “epidemic” is mostly affecting less developed nations, with children and adolescents seeing a higher growth in the rate than adults.

According to the report, which was published in advance of World Obesity Day on March 4, there were over 226 million obese adults, adolescents, and children worldwide in 1990. In 2022, the number had increased to 1,038 million. The WHO’s head of nutrition for health, Francesco Branca, stated that the count of those surpassing one billion has reached “much earlier than we have anticipated”.

Physicians were aware that the number of obese people was rapidly increasing, but the symbolic number was originally anticipated in 2030. To get at the estimations, researchers examined the height and weight data of over 220 million individuals across more than 190 nations, according to a report published in Lancet. In 2022, 374 million men and 504 million women were predicted to be obese. According to the report, the rate of obesity has more than quadrupled for women (18.5 percent) and almost tripled for males (14 percent) since 1990.

The study estimates that 159 million children and adolescents—up from roughly 31 million in 1990—were obese in 2022. A higher chance of dying from heart disease, diabetes, and several malignancies is associated with the chronic and complex illness. During the coronavirus epidemic, being overweight raised one’s risk of dying.

The Caribbean, Middle East, North Africa, Polynesia, and Micronesia have all suffered significantly from the surge. “These countries now have higher obesity rates than many high-income industrialised countries, especially those in Europe,” according to the research. Branca noted the rapid changes in lifestyle that are occurring in low- and middle-income nations. “In the past we have tended to think of obesity as a problem of the rich, now a problem of the world,” she added.

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