By 2035, more than half of the world's population will be overweight or obese

More than half of the world's population will be overweight or obese by 2035, according to a new report, unless significant action is taken. The edition told in more detail CTV News.

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The World Obesity Federation 2023 Atlas predicts that 51% of the world's people, or more than 4 billion people, will be obese or overweight over the next 12 years.

The report says obesity rates are rising particularly rapidly among children and in low-income countries.

Describing the data as a "clear warning," Louise Baur, president of the World Obesity Federation, said policymakers need to act now to prevent the situation from worsening.

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“It is particularly alarming to see that obesity rates are rising fastest among children and adolescents,” she said. “Governments and policymakers around the world must do everything possible to avoid passing on health, social and economic costs to younger generations.”

The report says childhood obesity could more than double from 2020 levels to 208 million boys and 175 million girls by 2035.

The federation said the cost to society of this would be significant due to the health conditions associated with being overweight: more than $4 trillion a year by 2035, or 3% of global GDP.

However, the authors stated that they are not blaming individuals, but are calling for a focus on social, environmental and biological factors.

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The report uses body mass index (BMI) for assessment, a number calculated by dividing a person's weight in kilograms by their height in meters squared. According to the recommendations of the World Health Organization, a BMI of more than 25 is overweight, and more than 30 is obese.

In 2020, 2,6 billion people, or 38% of the world's population, were in these categories.

The report notes, among other things, that almost all of the countries that are expected to see the greatest increase in obesity in the coming years are low- or middle-income countries in Asia and Africa.

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