01 Mar 2024 --- Obesity rates among children and adolescents worldwide have increased four times in 33 years, while among adults, this rate has more than doubled, according to a global analysis of data for the period 1990 to 2022, published in The Lancet. Currently, more than one billion people worldwide, or one in seven, are grappling with obesity. The escalating obesity rates can be seen in almost every country worldwide.
