Worldwide obesity

US tops the chart in worldwide obesity

United States tops the list of the percentage of obese children and young adults, which constitute around 13% of the total population, followed by Egypt which led in term of adult obesity, with almost 35%.

Jun 13, 2017, 08:46 AM IST

More than one in 10 people worldwide are obese: Study

Obesity numbers more than doubled in 73 countries since the study launch in 1980, triggering a surge in related diseases in what the study authors described as "a growing and disturbing global public health crisis."

Jun 12, 2017, 22:12 PM IST