Yucatán is facing a growing crisis in obesity cases

Yucatán is facing a growing crisis in obesity cases

MÉRIDA, Yucatán — Public health officials are facing a growing crisis as obesity cases in Yucatán have skyrocketed, with numbers from just the first six months of 2026 already surpassing the state’s entire annual total for 2024. According to recent federal epidemiological data up to early July, Yucatán has accumulated 9,661 registered cases of obesity this year. This represents a staggering 30 percent increase compared to the 6,783 cases documen…