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A McDonald's Chinese New Year meal. American fast food outlets have been blamed for the increase in obesity in China. [1]Obesity in China is a major health concern according to the WHO, with overall rates of obesity between 5% and 6% for the country, [2] but greater than 20% in some cities where fast food is popular.
In 2014, the mean BMI in 128 countries was above the threshold for overweight. [7] Globally, there are now more people who are obese than who are underweight, a trend observed in every region over the world except parts of sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. [8] In 2013, an estimated 2.1 billion adults were overweight, as compared with 857 million in ...
On average obese people have a greater energy expenditure than normal weight or thin people and actually have higher basal metabolic rates. [45] [46] This is because it takes more energy to maintain an increased body mass. [47] Obese people also underreport how much food they consume compared to those of normal weight. [48]
A new study found that the number of overweight people is now greater than the number of underweight people in the world.
Advocates believe that healthy food is a right of all people in every country, and that people should participate in food production and consumption decisions. To that end, the movement seeks to empower those most affected by the obesity epidemic by including them in the process of brainstorming and creating alternatives to the current food system.
According to WHO data, Britain has the third-highest level of obesity among European nations.
This has been attributed to the fact that people often lose weight as they become progressively more ill. [91] Similar findings have been made in other types of heart disease. People with class I obesity and heart disease do not have greater rates of further heart problems than people of normal weight who also have heart disease.
Obesity has become a common health problem. It affects about one in five children and two out of five adults in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).