- Over last 30 years countries across world unable to deal with obesity among its peoples, result: 2 billion fat people in the world
- Middle East, North Africa account for largest number of obese (60 and 65 % fat women), US accounts for 13 % of world fat population.
- India and China has together 15 % of world’s overweight persons
- Findings result of a study by Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington
- Data comprising 1,700 studies on obesity from 188 countries in 1980-2013 period examined to arrive at world figures on fat persons
- Read at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/30-per-cent-of-world-is-now-fat-no-country-immune/article6063857.ece
Exams Perspective:
- Obesity
- Non Communicable Diseases
- Lifestyle Related Diseases