Worldwide Obesity Rates On The Rise
June 2, 2014
The United States holds the lead in worldwide obesity rates, according to a new report in medical journal The Lancet. None of the 188 countries that were included in the study were successful in reducing the rate of obesity.
“We are seeing an increase in obesity across the board,” said Dr. Marie Ng, the paper’s lead author. “Two-thirds of the obese population actually lives in developing countries.”
During the 33 years, between 1980 and 2013, overweight and obesity rates soared 28 percent in adults and 47 percent in children.
More than half of the world’s obese people live in just 10 countries. And even though the U.S. accounts for just five percent of the world’s population, Americans make up 13 percent of the global obese population.
Source: Keyes, A. (2014, May 28). Infographic: Obesity Skyrockets Across the Globe. Retrieved from NBC Nightly News: http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/infographic-obesity-skyrockets-across-globe-n116996
