For the first time, there are more children in the world who are obese than underweight

Global childhood obesity rates tripled from 2000-2022 according to UNICEF, with ultra-processed foods and junk food marketing ...

Who has power over obesity?

Globally, more than one billion people are now living with obesity. In Malaysia, the situation is particularly stark: more ...
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You can't outrun a bad diet. Food — not lack of exercise — fuels obesity, study finds

Back in the 1800s, obesity was almost nonexistent in the United States. Over the last century, it's become common here and in other industrialized nations, though it remains rare among people who live ...