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Obesity for 800 million worldwide, increasing incidence

2021-03-04T14:31:28.029Z


In Italy the 'Obecity' law enforcement project (ANSA) Obesity is one of the main public health problems worldwide, the incidence of which is increasing both in Western countries and in low-middle-income countries. Today 800 million people live together, of which 6 million in Italy. The medical consequences are estimated to have a global cost of $ 1 trillion by 2025 and childhood obesity is expected to increase by 60% over the next decade, reaching 25


Obesity is one of the main public health problems worldwide, the incidence of which is increasing both in Western countries and in low-middle-income countries.

Today 800 million people live together, of which 6 million in Italy.

The medical consequences are estimated to have a global cost of $ 1 trillion by 2025 and childhood obesity is expected to increase by 60% over the next decade, reaching 250 million individuals by 2030 according to some data released on the worldobesityday website. .org on the occasion of World Obesity Day, which is celebrated today.

In the context of the pandemic, obese people are twice as likely to be hospitalized if they test positive for COVID-19, according to a report by Public Health England, which highlights how being severely overweight puts people at greater risk of hospitalization, hospitalization. in intensive care units and death from COVID-19, with a risk that increases substantially as body mass index increases. Obecity, an integrated communication project launched two years ago to prevent obesity in Italy, will today launch an appointment on its website and social media with the president of the Obesity Study Center of the University of Milan, Professor Michele Carruba, who will give information on this pathology through a video On the same day there will be a live streaming from the Gemelli Hospital in Rome of a Cook & Play event: an appointment in which some Chefs selected by Officine Buone will prepare healthy recipes - approved by the Obecity Board - for patients and for healthcare personnel. Medtronic will also take part in Obesity, alongside the European Association for the Study of Obesity (Easo), which has decided to further promote the awareness message on the risks of obesity by supporting initiatives such as the Be OK! App.


Source: ansa

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