“The unprecedented global epidemic of overweight and obesity is a profound tragedy and a monumental societal failure,” said Emmanuela Gakidou, lead author of the study published Monday in the ...

Some regions have reached alarming levels: In parts of Oceania, the Middle East and North Africa, obesity rates are among the highest in the world. In Tonga, more than 70% of women are obese ...

Global rise of large food chains linked to obesity epidemic; unhealthy food sales spike dramatically over last decade.

Globally, increases in obesity are projected to continue to 2050 for children and adolescents, and the prevalence of overweight and obesity is set to increase among adults.

More than half of adults and a third of children and teens worldwide will be overweight or obese by 2050, a comprehensive global analysis has concluded. Overweight and obesity rates in adults ...

The forecast equates to 356 million children aged five– to 14-years-old and 390 million aged 15– to 24-years-old with one in six facing obesity. The global obesity rate for those between five ...

By 2021, 93.1 million and 80.6 million individuals aged 5 to 14 and 15 to 24 years, respectively, had obesity. Global increases in overweight prevalence are forecasted to stabilize from 2022 to ...