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Overweight
Globally,
around 39% of adults aged 18 and over were overweight in 2014
Obesity
In
2014, 13% of adults aged 18 and over in the world were obese.
Mean
body mass index (BMI)
The mean BMI of the world’s
population was 24 kg/m2 in 2014The rapid rise in the prevalence of obesity
in both rich and poor countries in recent years has
been described as an epidemic. At the global level, excess
body weight is the sixth most important risk
factor for ill health. Many adverse health outcomes
are strongly associated with obesity.
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