Obesity becoming New Normal: Reason and Solution
Definition : “Obesity is a complex disease involving an excessive amount of body fat. Facts : (As per WHO) Worldwide obesity has nearly tripled since 1975. In 2016, more than 1.9 billion adults, 18 years and older, were overweight. Of these over 650 million were obese. 39% of adults aged 18 years and over were overweight in 2016, and 13% were obese. Most of the world's population lives in countries where overweight and obese kill more people than underweight. 39 million children under the age of 5 were overweight or obese in 2020. Over 340 million children and adolescents aged 5-19 were overweight or obese in 2016. Obesity is preventable. ( 1 ) How to assess Obesity? Body mass index (BMI) is often used to diagnose obesity. BMI= body weight (kg)/[height (m)] 2 BMI should be considered normal within 18.5-24.9. Below this is underweight, and above it is overweight (25-29....