More than 1 billion people in the world now live with obesity, analysis finds

More than 1 billion children, adolescents, and adults live with obesity worldwide, making it the most common form of malnutrition in many countries, according to a new analysis. The rapid transition from underweight to obesity in low-income and middle-income countries has contributed to reaching this staggering statistic earlier than anticipated. A global analysis analyzed the height and weight measurements of over 220 million people from more than 190 countries, highlighting the increasing rates of obesity among children and adults. The prevalence of obesity is now higher than underweight in two-thirds of the world’s countries, with significant changes observed in low-income and middle-income countries.