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Study: Obesity and Overweight Rates Climbing Worldwide

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A new study published in a British medical journal says obesity rates for both adults and children are climbing worldwide, with the greatest gain in weight in developing countries. According to the report, the number of people carrying extra kilos climbed from 857 million globally in 1980 to more than 2 billion last year. Researchers report 62 percent of the world’s obese individuals live in developing countries. The findings come from an analysis of data gathered from 188 countries...

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