Obesity in the United States
Obesity a hefty time bomb hovering above Greece
The Health Ministry is reportedly preparing a special program for obesity, as citizens and many doctors still do not consider it a disease and do not take targeted measures to deal with it. The program will focus on prevention, early diagnosis and treatment with free follow-up by a nutritionist and other professionals.
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Every Third Bulgarian Child Is Overweight
Bulgaria is facing a concerning trend as new data reveals that every third child in the country is overweight, with obesity rates soaring among adolescents. According to data from 2022, the prevalence of obesity among children aged 7 to 19 is alarmingly high, with the most cases identified among seventh-grade students. These findings were shared by Deputy Minister of Health Assoc.
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Obesity: Alarming estimates for adults and children
The global threat of obesity also lingers in Greece, where four in 10 adults and almost one in four children and teenagers will be obese by 2035 if preventive measures aren't taken to offset the current trends, according to the World Obesity Atlas for 2023 published on Thursday by the World Obesity Federation.
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One in every three Turks clinically obese: Report
Nearly a third of the Turkish population, or 32.1 percent, comprises obese people, whereas 66.8 percent of the population is either overweight or obese, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report released during the 29th European Congress on Obesity in Maastricht, the Netherlands.
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COVID turns obesity into ‘pandemic’ in Turkey: Report
The obesity prevalence rate in Turkey has increased significantly in the COVID-19 era, turning the problem of overweight into a "pandemic," a report prepared by a parliamentary commission has revealed.
By 2030, More than 49% of Americans Will be Overweight
After a study, US scientists found that by 2030, nearly half of the older Americans will be overweight, BTA reported. The problem of obesity turned out to be more serious than expected.
Four in 10 Greek children 'overweight'
Four in 10 Greek children are overweight and two in 10 boys are obese, according to the latest findings of the World Health Organization's European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI).
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Childhood obesity ‘increasing in US’
A study released Feb. 26 revealed that obesity is worsening for young children in the United States.
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Obesity on the rise among Greek children
The most recent scientific data on global obesity rates have proved disappointing, as the World Obesity Federation has warned that if current trends continue, 2.7 billion adults will be overweight or obese by 2025. Moreover, 268 million children of school age (5-18) will be overweight, with an additional 91 million considered obese.
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