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Almost 70% of adults in the US would be deemed to have obesity based on a new definition, research suggests. The traditional definition of obesity, typically based on having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater, has long been contentious, not least as it does not differentiate between fat and muscle. In an effort to tackle the issue, …

UNICEF’s new report warns that junk food and weak regulation are driving a hidden epidemic that could cost trillions and derail decades of progress in child health UNICEF’s new global report, “Feeding Profit: How Food Environments Are Failing Children”, makes clear that the old definition of malnutrition no longer holds. For decades, it meant hunger — children visibly stunted and …

Something striking just happened in global nutrition: As of 2025, children worldwide are now more likely to be obese than underweight. According to UNICEF’s new Child Nutrition Report, about 9.4 percent of school-age kids (ages 5–19) are living with obesity, compared to 9.2 percent who are underweight. Twenty-five years ago, the gap was much wider: Nearly 13 percent of kids …

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 aged five to 19, the United Nations agency for children warned on Tuesday. In a dire report, Unicef projected that nearly one in 10 individuals within that age group will …

More Children Are Now Obese Than Underweight, UN Report Finds  The New York Times A world map of childhood obesity  The Economist For first time, more children obese than underweight, UNICEF finds  The Washington Post Junk food leads to more children being obese than underweight for first time  The Guardian More of the world’s children are now obese than underweight, UNICEF warns  CNN Source link

Facebook Tweet Email Link 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. Obesity now exceeds underweight in all regions of the world except sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, researchers found, having studied data from more than 190 countries. Obesity occurs …

Dominic HughesGlobal Health correspondent Getty Images Obesity among children and young people is now a global problem For the first time, there are more children in the world who are obese than underweight, according to a major study by children’s charity Unicef. Around one in 10 of those aged between five and 19 years old – around 188 million children …

More children around the world are obese than underweight for the first time, according to a UN report that warns ultra-processed junk food is overwhelming childhood diets. There are 188 million teenagers and school-age children with obesity – one in 10 – Unicef said, affecting health and development and bringing a risk of life-threatening diseases. Catherine Russell, executive director of …

The transformation was so astounding that his fellow gym goers accused him of taking steroids and his wife of getting plastic surgery. His personal trainer even laughed when RJ told him the simple secret to weight loss and optimal health that he learned at Health Utah That’s when he and his wife, Tina, dropped their personal trainer. RJ Slade served …

The transformation was so astounding that his fellow gym goers accused him of taking steroids and his wife of getting plastic surgery. His personal trainer even laughed when RJ told him the simple secret to weight loss and optimal health that he learned at Health Utah That’s when he and his wife, Tina, dropped their personal trainer. RJ Slade served …