A new report by UK think tank Overseas Development Institute says the number of people who are overweight or obese rose 23 percent from 1980-2008. But the overweight population in developing countries has surpassed developed countries.
About 1.46 billion people, or one-third of the world’s population, is obese or overweight. But 904 million who are overweight are in developing countries compared with 557 million in developed countries. Obesity is a worrying trend in healthcare as it increases the risk of developing chronic conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
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