Overweight

Alert! Hunger and Obesity on the Rise in Latin America for Third Year in a Row

By Orlando Milesi
"For the third consecutive year there is bad news" for Latin America and the Caribbean, where the numbers of hungry people have increased to "39.3 million people," or 6.1 percent of the population, Julio Berdegué, FAO's regional representative, said Wednesday.

360 Million of 625 Million People Are Overweight in Latin America and Caribbean

By Orlando Milesi
In Latin America and the Caribbean 360 million people are overweight, and 140 million are obese, warned the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Panamerican Health Organisation (PAHO).

Nearly One-Third of World’s Population Is Overweight

By Farangis Abdurazokzoda
Over two billion people - or 30 percent of the world’s population - are either obese or overweight, and no country has successfully reduced obesity rates to date, according to a new study published this week by the British medical journal, The Lancet.


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