According to the World Health Organisation, more than 1.9 billion adults, 18 years and older, were overweight globally in 2016. Of these over 650 million were obese.

That means 39% of adults aged 18 years and older in the world were overweight in 2016, while 13% were obese.

Worldwide obesity has nearly tripled since 1975, reaching pandemic levels (a term indicating that it has affected a large population in most countries globally).

Obesity represents a major health challenge because it is a risk factor for several of the world’s leading causes of death, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes and various types of cancer.

A research by the Global Burden of Disease show that 4.7 million people died prematurely in 2017 as a result of obesity.

To put this into context: this was close to four times the number that died in road accidents, and close to five times the number that died from HIV/AIDS in 2017. Also, it is four times the number of deaths from coronavirus so far.

For the causes and consequences of obesity, and how to lose weight the new-fashioned way, click below to continue reading...

https://www.yourhealthng.com.ng/2020/11/10/obesity-causes-consequences-and-how-to-lose-weight-the-new-fashioned-way/