Over 100 million children, adolescents, and adults worldwide suffer from obesity, according to a study published in The Lancet.
It also stated that hunger is a contributing factor in the rising obesity rate. Adult obesity rates roughly triple for males and double for women. According to the study, the rate of obesity among boys and girls doubled between 1990 and 2022 and is rising in practically every nation.
According to the study, the percentage of underweight boys and girls has dropped from 16.7 percent to 10.8 percent 10.3 percent, and 8.2 percent, respectively, between 1990 and 2022.
BMI The computation looks at how obesity rates have changed between 1990 and 2022. Approximately 1,500 researchers from 190 different countries have worked on this project.