Obesity is commonly measured using the Body Mass Index (BMI), with a BMI over 30 considered obese. According to data from the World Health Organization, obesity rates have more than tripled from 5 ...

The map revealed that 39% of the world’s adults were overweight or obese — and 68% of Americans fell into those categories. It also showed that not one single country saw a decrease in obesity ...

The first map below shows mean BMI changing over time, the second shows obesity prevalence over the 40 years. For more maps and data go to ncdrisc.org . Journal reference: The Lancet , DOI: 10. ...

The maps shows red countries — like the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, and others— that all have more than 25% prevalence of obesity in men aged 18 years and over. Via World Health Organization ...

Drawing on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among others, World Population Review compiled its rankings of states by rates of obesity, seen here on this map created by ...

Americas +1 212 318 2000. Europe, Middle East, & Africa +44 20 7330 7500. Asia Pacific +65 6212 1000 ...

According to data from the World Obesity Federation, exclusively shared with STAT, severe obesity — classified in this case as a BMI 35 or greater — is currently projected at 20% of the ...

New guidelines for treating childhood obesity include medication and surgery 05:20. More than half of the world's population will be obese or overweight by 2035, according to a new report from the ...

Global rates of obesity among people who live in the countryside are rising faster than those among city dwellers, in part due to greater access in urban areas to healthier foods and places to ...

A new map highlights U.S. states with the highest rates of overweight residents, ... and holds the fifth spot in World Population Review's obesity rankings at 39.1 percent.