The obesity rate among British adults increased from 13.8% in 1990 to 28.3% in 2022 for women and 10.7% to 26.9% for men. However, according to the most recent figures from WHO, countries with the ...
Consistently, it seems the UK has higher rates of obesity than Italy and France. However, comparing the prevalence of obesity across countries is not clear cut, warns Rachel Jackson Leach ...
Meanwhile, obesity rates have tripled over the last 40 years. Globally, more than 600m adults are obese, while 1.9bn are overweight. The number of obese people in developing countries is catching ...
Lower-income countries are "often the least able to respond to obesity and its consequences". The findings estimate that rises in obesity rates around the world will have a significant impact on ...
UK obesity rates may start dropping “significantly” this year because of weight loss jabs, according to one of the biggest ...
Traditionally BMI was used to define obesity, but a team of doctors redefined obesity based on the Indian population.
Separate data from the agency shows 37 states in 2023 had obesity rates among adults 18 and older that ranged from 30% to less than 40%. Obesity, defined as having a body mass index of 30 or ...
Japan has one of the lowest obesity rates in the world ... forcing it to limit the number of countries where it has launched and the number of patients who can start treatment.