Topline Obesity rates severely increased between 1990 and 2022 while rates of underweight people decreased in most countries, according to a new study, and the researchers believe access to more nutritious foods is the key to simultaneously decreasing obesity while tackling the remaining rates of underweight. An overweight man steps on the scale.getty Key Facts Global obesity rates among adult women more than doubled between 1990 and 2022, while rates among adult men tripled, according to a study published Thursday in the Lancet; childhood obesity rates were four times higher in 2022 compared to 1990. The nations of Tonga and American Samoa had the highest adult female obesity rates, while Nauru and American Samoa had the rates among adult males, making up 60% of each population; Niue and the Cook Islands had the highest childhood obesity rates, where over 30% of kids have obesity…. Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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