The Gulf Times – Staff Writer
The number of obese children and adolescents worldwide has jumped tenfold in the past 40 years and the rise is accelerating in low- and middle-income countries, especially in Asia, a major study said last week, reigniting concern about the issue. Childhood and teen obesity rates have levelled off in the US, north-western Europe and other rich countries, but remain “unacceptably high” there, researchers at Imperial College London and the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. (more)