The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies an adult as overweight if they have a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 25, and obese if they have a BMI greater than or equal to 30. In 2020, it was estimated that around 42 percent of the world's population aged 20 ...
World Health Organisation was established in the year 1948 as a specialized agency of the United Nations Organization (UNO). Member countries of the UNO focused on the need to create an international body to look after the health problems of the world. The need to have an organisation was fel...
MANILA, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Pacific island countries account for nine of the top 10 places in the world with the highest prevalence of obesity among women and men aged 20 and above, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday. In the Pacific, overweight, obesity, and diet-related non...
Approximately 1500 researcherscontributed tothe study by the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration with the World Health Organization. Published in the Lancet, it found that over the period obesity rates increased fourfold among children, and doubled among adults. Theproportionof the world's children andadoles...
The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement that it shared data with other international researchers and helped to create the report. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the study identifies the “importance ...
01 Insomnia Many people suffer from insomnia. According to the latest figures released by the World Health Organization, nearly a quarter of the world's people suffer from insomnia, and nearly 860 million people suffer ...
The World Health Organization says obesity rates are rising in Pacific island countries. So, too, are health problems linked to being overweight. The WHO says a major reason for the rising obesity rates is an increase in imported foods. It says many Paci
A World Health Organization Program to Control the Global Obesity EpidemicTHE worlds population today has more opportunities to improve and enjoy their lives but what people forget is to eat in healthy proportions and healthy variety. Because of this neglect, world populations are now faced with an...
Poor dietary and exercise habits can lead to many negative health outcomes later in life. The eating and exercise behaviors of college students are of particular importance as many life-long habits are formed during this period in their lives. This study examined the current eating and exercise ...
Media centre Obesity and overweight Key facts about childhood overweight and obesity. P Activity 被引量: 9发表: 2011年 Is Household Food Insecurity Associated with Overweight/Obesity in Women? World Health Organization. Obesity and overweight; WHO Fact Sheet No311. 2013. http://www.who.int/media...