First, the prevalence of obesity is increasing in every region of the world. No country has successfully reversed its epidemic because the systemic and institutional drivers of obesity remain largely unabated. Second, many evidence-based policy recommendations to halt and reverse obesity rates have ...
"No countries had significant decreases in obesity in the past 33 years,"the authors revealed."This raises the question as to whether many or most countries are on a trajectory to reach the high rates of obesity seen in countries such as Tonga or Kuwait." However, even for nations that di...
GLOBAL OBESITY RATES.The article reports on obesity rates in various countries as of July 2015, including Tonga, Mexico and Great Britain.EBSCO_AspTime International
Ezzati and colleagues found that in parts of Asia, north Africa and the Middle East, obesity rates are rising. Worldwide, obesity rates among children and teenagers went from less than 1 percent in 1975 for both genders to about 6 percent for girls and 8 percent for boys. Scientists estimat...
It was previously believed that the global increase of obesity was linked to a growth in the number of people living in cities, however now the correlation seems to be based more on economic factors. "In Australia, for example, obesity is higher in rural areas and in the outer urban areas...
A new report provides compelling evidence of the high prevalence of overweight and obesity throughout the world. The prevalence has increased since 1980, but at different rates across ages, times and locations. Studies exploring the causes of these differences could aid development of effective preven...
Safety, efficacy and metabolism of traditional medicinal plants in the management of obesity: a review Obesity is an important global health concern, and is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. Modern methods of treatment, such as synthetic dr... M Kazemipoor,WJWMR Che,GA Cordell...
Given the high costs of obesity and comorbidities in terms of health-care expenditure and quality of life, prevention strategies are paramount, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries that must manage coexisting infectious diseases and undernutrition in addition to the obesity epidemic. ...
The prevalence of obesity has increased worldwide in the past ~50 years, reaching pandemic levels. Obesity represents a major health challenge because it substantially increases the risk of diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, fatty liver disease, hypertension, myocardial infarction, stroke, dem...
But compared to suburban residents, inner city populations have higher rates of obesity and inactivity despite living in neighborhoods that are dense, have excellent street connectivity and who's streets are almost universally lined with sidewalks. We suggest that the reasons for this apparent paradox...