Overweight and obesity
OECD, World Health Organization
Abstract
Globally, overweight and obesity is a major public health concern, and there are more overweight or obese than underweight adults. In 2016, 39% men and 40% of women aged 18 and over, accounting for nearly 2 billion adults, were overweight, and 11% of men and 15% of women, more than half a billion, were obese worldwide. Both overweight and obesity have shown a marked increase over the past four decades (WHO, 2020[24]).
Topics & Concepts
OverweightUnderweightObesityMedicinePublic healthEnvironmental healthGerontologyInternal medicineNursingDiet and metabolism studiesNutritional Studies and Diet