Korea's child obesity rate, highest in East Asia, keeps rising

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Korea's child obesity rate, highest in East Asia, keeps rising

Studies have shown that the obesity rate of children and teenagers in South Korea is consistently on the rise, and a new report indicates it is the highest in East Asia. In 2022, 43 percent of males and 24.6 percent of females aged 5-19 in the country were found to be obese, according to a 2024 report by a joint research team comprising the National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency, SoonChunHyang University Bucheon Hospital, Korea …