四川 劉 節(jié)

A new report from the World Obesity Federation has warned that,without immediate action,more than half of the world's population will be obese or overweight by 2035.The report suggests that by 2035,4 billion individuals,or 51 percent of the world,will be obese or overweight.The rates of weight problems have been especially high among children and in lower earnings nations.

The report approximates that childhood obesity will more than double from 2020 levels,reaching around 208 million kids and 175 million ladies around the world by 2035.The cost to society of the health problems associated with weight problems,such as diabetes,heart disease and the stroke,is already high,approximated at over$4 trillion annually.

“It is particularly worrying to see obesity rates rising fastest among children and adolescents,”Louise Baur says,president of the World Obesity Federation who uses body mass index (BMI) for its assessments,a step that uses an individual's weight and height to assess his level of physical fitness.According to World Health Organization guidelines,a BMI rating over 25 is obese and over 30 is overweight.In 2020,2.6 billion people,or 38% of the world population,remained in these categories.The World Obesity Federation said the greatest boosts (增加) in weight problems rates are anticipated to be seen in low to middle-income countries in Asia and Africa.“Governments and policymakers around the world need to do all they can to avoid passing health,social and economic costs on to the younger generation,”Baur said.

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