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NewWHOStudyFindsSharpIncreaseinChildObesity
Anewstudyprovidesevidenceofasharpincreaseinthenumberofobeseandoverweightchildrenandyoung_____________injust40years.
ThestudywasaprojectofresearchersatImperialCollegeLondonandtheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO).ThefindingswerereleasedthisweekatWHO’sheadquartersinGeneva,Switzerland.
Obesityisaconditioninwhichthebodystoreslarge,unhealthyamountsoffat.Obeseindividualsareconsideredoverweight.
Theresearchersstudiedobesityratesamongchildrenandyoungpeople,betweenfiveand19yearsofage.Theyfoundthatratesinthisgroupincreasedfrom11millionintomillionin.
Thiswasoneofthebiggestepidemiologicalstudieseverdone.Theresearchersexaminedheightandweightdataforaboutmillionpeople.TheyusedthisinformationtogettheBodyMassIndexmeasurementsofthesubjects.
ThemoststrikingchangeshavetakenplaceinMiddleIn