A new study found that nearly three quarters of adults in the U.S. are affected by obesity or overweight.

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It is time for urgent government intervention to tackle the country's obesity rates, a think tank says.

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A sugar levy and removing sugary drinks from schools are among the obesity-fighting recommendations from a new report.

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Call for urgent government intervention as obesity rates soar

The General Authority for Statistics, in its latest publication, sounded the alarm bell about the increase in obesity rates among children, adolescents and young people by more than 40%, which requires intensive efforts to raise awareness and educate about the potential risks of increasing these indicators. Family physician Dr. Talal Al-Ruwaili explained to Okaz that obesity is a complex disease in which the amount of body fat increases signific…

قرعت الهيئة العامة للإحصاء، في نشرتها الأخيرة، جرس الإنذار؛ لارتفاع معدلات السمنة بين الأطفال والمراهقين والشباب بأكثر من 40%، الأمر الذي يتطلب جهوداً مكثفة للتوعية والتثقيف بالمخاطر المحتملة من تزايد هذه المؤشرات.وأوضح طبيب الأسرة الدكتور طلال الرويلي لـ«عكاظ»، أن السمنة مرض معقد، تزيد فيه كمية دهون الجسم زيادة كبيرة وتُعرّف بمؤشر كتلة جسم تَعادل أو أكبر من 30 BMI.وقال الرويلي: «السمنة ليست مجرد مشكلة تتعلق بالمظهر الجمالي، بل مشكلة طبية تزيد م…

«الإحصاء» قرعت جرس الإنذار: 40 % ارتفاع معدلات السمنة.. و«طبيب أسرة» يحذر

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"Statistics" rang the alarm bell: 40% increase in obesity rates... and a "family doctor" warns

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