OBESITY
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- Obesity is a disease and also a risk factor for other conditions. Rising global obesity levels are bringing associated increases inn on-communicable diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease and some cancers across the world.
- Once considered a high-income country issue, obesity is agrowing challenge for many lower income countries. The number of overweightchildren under five in Africa has increased by nearly a quarter since 2000,while almost half of children who were overweight or living with obesity in 2019lived in Asia.
- But in order to tackle obesity, we must first understand its causes. An overreliance on refined carbohydrates and other energy-dense, highly processed foods that are often the most affordable and available option for poor consumers, is contributing to the rapid rise observed in lower-income countries. Such energy-rich diets often lack other important nutrients, leading to the coexistence of obesity and malnutrition in the same individuals, which contribute to ill health.
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