Obesity is one of the major health issues in the medical sector and it has a negative impact on our health. It is associated with or causative factors of few others health problems notably hypertension, Diabetes, hyperlipidemia, strokes, heart attacks, osteoarthritis, hyperuricemia and gout, depression and other mental illness etc. Obesity is now a global problem. Every year the rate of obesity is increasing worldwide. In this post, we will have a look on global scenario of obesity.
Before going to the statistics, we need to know when a person becomes obese. Here, we will see another term, BMI(Body Mass Index). Obesity is determined according to BMI. To calculate we need two parameters; Body weight (in Kg) and Height (in meter). You can calculate manually using the equation in the following image or by BMI calculator. There are various mobile apps available to calculate your BMI.
When will we call a person “obese”?
When a person’s BMI will exceed 30, we will call him/her obese person. According to WHO the classification of obesity is given below:
Now let’s see the worldwide statistics of obesity
Previously it was believed that obesity was a disease of high-income countries but recent data is proving it wrong. The incidence and prevalence of obesity are raising in middle and low-income countries too. According to WHO, some of these countries are having “Double burden of diseases”
It is not uncommon to find under-nutrition and obesity co-existing within the same country, the same community, and the same household- WHO
According to WHO, the total number of obese people tripled in number between 1975 and 2016. In 2016, around 13% (650 million) of the world population are obese and 39% (1.9 billion) of people are overweight (whose age 18 years and above). WHO also cited-
Most of the world's populations live in countries where overweight and obesity kills more people than underweight."
Regarding gender, female are slightly ahead of their counterpart. 40% of female are overweight while for the male it is 39%. In case of obesity, the number is 15% and 11% respectively.
Not only adult people are suffering from obesity, children and adolescents are also having obesity. 340 million of children aged 5-19 years of age are either overweight or obese. Shockingly, worldwide 41 million children under 5 years of age are overweight; nearly half of them live in Asia.
In 2016, World Health Organization also sorted countries according to obesity rate. According to the list, Nauru is holding the top position with 61% of her population being obese/overweight. On the other hand, Vietnam is in the last of the list of only 2.1% obese people. Upon studying the geographical distribution of obesity, it is clear that the countries of Pacific Oceans are having the highest number of obese people due to shifting from traditional food to imported food from nearby countries notably China, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
"Promotion of traditional foods has fallen by the wayside. They are unable to compete with the glamour and flashiness of imported foods." Dr. Temo K. Waqanivalu, WHO technical officer, Fiji
Below table shows top countries according to obesity rate. Highest Vs Lowers
If you want to find out your own country's obesity rate which is not mentioned in above picture, then go to this link and hover the mouse on your country in the world map.
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Great Post @hafiz34 I believe a lot of our obesity issues can be traced to capitalism, and consumerism. A lot of people would rather eat out, or make something that is fast, that comes in a box, than eat something that is healthy.
Also it a lot of cases in the lack of activity. The internet and video games have taken place of playing outside for children and for a lot of grown adults. If you look at the kind of work people were doing 30-50yrs ago and further it was physical and people didn't need to go to the gym to keep the weight off. There is such a confluence of many factors that are causing the obesity crisis Worldwide you could write a paper on it.
#keep up the good work!
Cheers!
Thanks for stopping by. And discussion is always appreciated because we are learning from one another. You have mentioned the common reason behind this obesity. And those are increasing everyday.
Thanks again.
definately. Without discussion we are left to our own ignorance. Thats why I love steemit open, free speech for all to discuss everything and anything unlike FB and Twitter.
Cheers my friend!
most of obese people willing to do crazy (diet) job only to appear thin...hehehe
Very informative post doctor, I must check the obesity rate of my country although i think its way way down.
Thanks. You should check!
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Great post...@hafiz34
Thanks buddy for your comment.
Hello, @hafiz34 I am always interested in articles on obesity. Thanks for the informational post. It is important for people to understand that this is a real problem and with education and willingness to change habits this problem can really be solved. Hopefully people don't let the food companies win and overcome the temptation that is put in front of our face daily.
Thanks for stopping by. Yes! It is not impossible to get rid of obesity but need continuous efforts (me, myself suffering little bit but due to lack regular exercise, I am still unable to reduce my tummy). That food temptation is really irresistible sometimes.
Just remember there are always healthy alternatives to the temptations we crave that won't leave us feeling sluggish or make us gain weight. It just takes dedication and discipline. You can do it! And always remember to stay active. The most important thing is our health because that's all we can rely on, you know. Stay well my friend.
very nice and detailed about obesity and it must need to control.
Thanks friend for stopping by and making one comment here.
nice post for health
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thanks. that's nice to see my post there.
I was expecting Philippines will be on that list lol, because almost every month i can hear some news about people getting amputated and some are just didn't make it :( maybe because of lack of educaion. I run over a headline in the internet, is it true about the vaccine for DM?