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Obese surpass undernourished youths for first time, UN warns
UNICEF reports 188 million children aged 5-19 are obese, driven by widespread marketing of cheap ultra-processed foods, surpassing underweight cases globally for the first time.
- Globally, obesity is now more common among school-aged children and adolescents than being underweight, as reported by UNICEF.
- The report indicates that roughly 188 million, or one in ten, school-aged children and adolescents have obesity, which could lead to lifelong health problems.
- UNICEF noted that obesity rates in this age group have risen from 3% in 2000 to 9.4% now.
- UNICEF emphasized the urgent need for government actions, including marketing restrictions and junk food bans in schools.
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UNITED NATIONS, United States — Obesity has skyrocketed among children and adolescents bombarded by “unethical” marketing of junk food, outpacing undernourishment to become the leading form of malnutrition worldwide for the first time among those age 5 to 19, Unicef warned Tuesday.In a dire report, the United Nations children’s agency projected that nearly one in 10 individuals within that age group will be living with the chronic disease in 202…
More of the world's children are obese than underweight, UN warns
For the first time, more school-aged children are obese than underweight around the world, with the exception of sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The warning came in a report released on Wednesday by the United Nations children’s agency Unicef.
According to UNICEF since 2000, the number of children between 5 and 19 years overweight has increased greatly.
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Obesity is a severe form of overweight and leads to a higher risk of developing insulin resistance and high blood pressure, as well as life-threatening diseases later in life, including type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and certain cancers
More of the world’s children are now obese than underweight, UNICEF warns
More school-age children and adolescents are now obese than underweight, a new report from the United Nations’ children’s agency, UNICEF, has revealed, with 188 million young people affected.
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