a comprehensive global analysis has concluded. Overweight and obesity rates in adults, children and teens more than doubled ...

Obesity prevalence increased among both adults and children across all regions of the world from 1990 to 2021, and more than ...

Obesity has long been classified as a global epidemic — and new data published in The Lancet journal spotlights how much worse it could get. A team of researchers found that in 2021, one billion ...

Global rise of large food chains linked to obesity epidemic; unhealthy food sales spike dramatically over last decade.

Globally, increases in obesity are projected to continue to 2050 for children and adolescents, and the prevalence of overweight and obesity is set to increase among adults.

Obesity rates are set to skyrocket, with one in six children and adolescents worldwide forecast to be obese by 2050, according to a new study. But with significant increases predicted within the next ...

“The unprecedented global epidemic of overweight and obesity is a profound tragedy and a monumental societal failure,” lead author Emmanuela Gakidou said in a news release. She's a professor ...