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Obesity is a major risk factor for a range of diseases, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and various types of cancer. It is most commonly measured using the body mass index (BMI) scale. On this page, you will find global data and research on obesity — its prevalence, drivers, health consequences, and trends over time.
27 lip 2022 · Worldwide, the adult prevalence of overweight and obesity has tripled from 13% in 1975 to 39% in 2016 [2], currently affecting over 2 billion adults [2] and contributing globally to a rise in healthcare costs [3].
1 mar 2024 · In 2022, 1 in 8 people in the world were living with obesity. Worldwide adult obesity has more than doubled since 1990, and adolescent obesity has quadrupled. In 2022, 2.5 billion adults (18 years and older) were overweight. Of these, 890 million were living with obesity.
27 lut 2019 · Obesity prevalence has increased in pandemic dimensions over the past 50 years. Obesity is a disease that can cause premature disability and death by increasing the risk of cardiometabolic...
Turning to the results, the authors find that proximity to a fast food restaurant significantly increases the risk of obesity. For children, having a fast food restaurant within 0.10 miles of school increases the probability of obesity by 1.7 percentage points, or 5.2 percent.
1 lip 2022 · During the past thirty years, the obesity rate has increased to 27.5% for adults and 47.1% for youths. Due to its high spread throughout recent years, it is now seen as a pandemic with more than 400 million obese people over all the world [2].
1 kwi 2021 · Using a novel methodology, we are able to link proxies of exposure to modern food environments based on Google data with nationally representative micro-level nutrition and health data to examine the influence of Big Food and fast food on overweight and obesity.
