In today’s world, one of the biggest problems that people are facing is that of obesity. People around the world are continuously getting overweight and obese and the main contributor to this is the lifestyles that we lead today. Despite the fact that the number of gym subscriptions and diet programmes have multiplied since the last few years, the number of obese people is increasing at an alarming rate. The figures obtained from various surveys and studies gives us some shocking eye-opening facts. Let’s have a look at some of them.
- Premier health body, The World Health Organisation (WHO) has put forth a prediction that by the year 2015, globally, 2.3 billion people will be overweight and over 700 million would be obese
- Studies carried out in 2005 showed that 1.6 billion people worldwide, are overweight and 400 million were obese
- The highest adult obese population is known to be in Nauru, that figures to an alarming 78.5%, while that in the USA stands at32,2% and that for the UK is 24.2%
- The average waist size of women in the United Kingdom has changed from 27.5 inches in 1950s to 34 inches in 2004. This indicates the increase in people’s body mass index
- Worldwide, about 40% men and 30% women are overweight today and about 24% men and 27% women are in the obesity category
- The problem of childhood obesity is alarming as well. In 2005, about 20 million children under the age of 5 years were overweight
- The increasing rate of obesity in children is shocking too. In England, it rose from about 10% in 1970s to more than 20% in 2005; in Australia, it rose from 10% in 1985 to 19% in 1995; in Germany, it was 5% in 1980 and rose to 10% by 2000; the highest growth has been in USA, where the number started at 15% in 1970s and rose to around 32% in 2005
These figures are surely shocking. We need to treat obesity and get slim and healthy. For this, all you need to do is to find out a natural slimming method that is non-invasive and stay worry-free. Following a timely and healthy lifestyle is one best way to avoid obesity and live long, happily.
Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7151813.stm
http://www.zimbio.com/Obesity/articles/136/New+Worldwide+Obesity+Statistics+World+Getting
