More than 260 million people in USA will be either obese or overweight by 2050: Study

Nov 15, 2024, at 09:31 pm

A new study estimates that over 260 million people in the USA will be either obese or overweight by 2050.

COVID-19: Obese people at higher risk of developing complications

Jul 03, 2020, at 04:49 pm

Geneva/UNI: People with obesity and smoking habits are at higher risk of developing complications and even death if they get infected with Covid-19, said Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist of World Health Organization.

Obesity rates soar due to dramatic global diet shift, says UN food agency

Oct 17, 2019, at 05:08 pm

New York: Eating food high in starch, sugar, fats and salt; combined with a sedentary lifestyle, is a recipe for soaring global obesity rates, even in countries where many still suffer from hunger. On World Food Day, which falls on Wednesday, the UN’s food agency, FAO, is calling for action to make healthy, sustainable diets affordable and accessible for all.

Almost 1 in 4 people worldwide to be obese by 2045: Study

Jun 06, 2018, at 06:37 pm

New York, June 6 (IBNS): If current trends continue, almost a quarter (22%) of the people in the world will be obese by 2045 (up from 14% in 2017), and one in eight (12%) will have type 2 diabetes (up from 9% in 2017), according to a study presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity in Vienna, Austria (23-26 May). 

Obese people more likely to smoke, says new gene research: WHO

May 17, 2018, at 02:19 pm

New York, May 17 (IBNS): New research indicates that people who are genetically prone to being overweight have a higher risk of taking up smoking - and they are likely to smoke more than average — UN scientists said on Wednesday.