Annual growth for adults is set at 5.2 percent. Indian women’s risk was 7 percent in 2020, rising to 13 percent in 2035. In men, there was a 4 percent risk in 2020, which will increase to 8 percent in 2025.
Reasons for the rising prevalence of obesity include trends in dietary preferences for more processed foods, more sedentary behavior, weaker policies to control food supply and food marketing, and less well-resourced health services to support weight management and health education. in the population.
In addition, the report found that low-income countries are experiencing rapid increases in the prevalence of obesity. Nine of the 10 countries with the largest projected increases in global obesity are either in Asia or Africa, including India.
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More than adults, childhood obesity could more than double by 2035. A 100 percent increase in the risk of obesity can be seen in boys and a 125 percent increase in girls. In total, more than 1.5 billion adults and nearly 400 million children will be living with obesity within 12 years if significant action is not taken.
“This year’s Atlas is a clear warning that if we do not fight obesity today, we may face the risk of serious consequences in the future. It is especially disturbing to see that the rates of obesity among children and adolescents are increasing the fastest”, – World Obesity President Prof. Louise Baur said in a statement from the Federation.
“Governments and policymakers around the world must do everything they can to ensure that the health, social and economic costs are not passed on to younger generations. This means urgently looking at the systems and root factors that contribute to obesity and actively engaging young people. If we act together now, in the future we have the potential to help billions of people,” Baur added.
The report also predicted that the global economic impact of overweight and obesity will reach $4.32 trillion. The impact of obesity on national GDP in India will be 1.8 percent by 2035.
However, the report stressed that acknowledging the economic impact of obesity “in no way reflects the guilt of people living with obesity”.
Source: IANS
