Medical X-Press – Sarah Fl Kirk
New data on almost 13 million people, from 200 countries around the world, points to a tenfold increase in rates of obesity among children and adolescents over the last four decades. This is the largest study of its kind and it paints a startling and depressing picture of a world that is getting fatter. The research also reveals that the rise in child and adolescent obesity in high income countries is beginning to slow down. And that in low and middle income countries —especially in Asia —it is accelerating. (more)