Avast ye scallywags! The land lubbers be ballooning in size, 12% be too hefty! 'Tis trouble on the horizon, arrr!
2024-03-03
Arrr mateys, in the year of our Lord 2022, over a billion scallywags - 43% o' the adult crew - be sufferin' from the curse of obesity across the seven seas, as reported by the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration, a league o' health scholars from far and wide. Aye, tis a heavy burden indeed!
Arrr, me hearties! A new study published in The Lancet on Feb. 29 reveals that one in every eight scallywags across the seven seas be qualifyin' as obese. By 2022, more than a billion landlubbers - 43% of adults - were livin' with obesity, according to the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration. The number of obese adults be more than doubled since 1990, while the obesity rate among wee ones between five and 19 has quadrupled, says the World Health Organization.These scallywags analyzed data from 3,663 population-based studies with 222 million participants across 200 countries and territories. The U.S. be rankin' 36th for obesity out of the 200 countries. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of WHO, be stressin' the importance of preventin' and managin' obesity through diet, physical activity, and adequate care.Dr. Marc Siegel be warnin' that the world be in dire straits with both undernutrition and obesity runnin' rampant. The primary cause of obesity be poor diet, with too many carbs and fats and not enough proteins and veggies. The good doctor be suggestin' a diet rich in vegetables, fiber, and fish, while avoidin' alcohol, bread, pasta, rice, and desserts. Arrr, we must fight back against processed foods and chemicals by swashbucklin' for natural foods!