New Delhi, March 3 (Ians) Obesity among boys and girls in India is likely to see an annual rise of 9.1 per cent by 2035, if prevention, treatment and support do not improve, warned an alarming global report ahead of World Obesity Day.
World Obesity Day is globally observed on March 4 every year with the view of promoting practical solutions to end the global obesity crisis.
The report World Obesity Atlas 2023, published by World Obesity Federation, showed that in 2020 boys had a 3 per cent obesity risk, but by 2035, the risk will likely go up by 12 per cent and for girls the risk was 2 per cent in 2020, but in 2035, it will rise to 7 per cent.
In the case of adults, the annual increase is pegged at 5.2 per cent. Indian women in 2020 had 7 per cent risk, by 2035, it will rise to 13 per cent. Men, on the other hand, had a 4 per cent risk in 2020, it...
World Obesity Day is globally observed on March 4 every year with the view of promoting practical solutions to end the global obesity crisis.
The report World Obesity Atlas 2023, published by World Obesity Federation, showed that in 2020 boys had a 3 per cent obesity risk, but by 2035, the risk will likely go up by 12 per cent and for girls the risk was 2 per cent in 2020, but in 2035, it will rise to 7 per cent.
In the case of adults, the annual increase is pegged at 5.2 per cent. Indian women in 2020 had 7 per cent risk, by 2035, it will rise to 13 per cent. Men, on the other hand, had a 4 per cent risk in 2020, it...
- 3/3/2023
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