Obesity and Malnutrition Worldwide: Where 89 percent of adults are overweight

2021-02-20T16:43:26.799Z

According to the WHO, the proportion of overweight people has almost doubled since 1975. Which countries are particularly affected - and where obesity is a new form of malnutrition.

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Queue outside a fast food restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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Traditional street food: women in Hanoi, Vietnam

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