World Obesity Atlas 2026
The World Obesity Atlas 2026, released by the World Obesity Federation on World Obesity Day, highlights the growing global health challenge posed by childhood overweight and obesity. For the first time in history, the number of children affected by obesity worldwide has exceeded the number of underweight children, reflecting a major shift in global nutritional trends.
According to the report, around 20.7% of children and adolescents aged 5–19 years globally are overweig
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