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Young obesity levels rise ten-fold in last four decades
New research has claimed that obesity levels among children and teenagers have risen ten-fold in the last four decades, increasing serious health problems in the population.
The study of 200 countries, printed in the Lancet, reveals that 124 million boys and girls around the globe are overweight, while one in every 10 young people aged five to 19 in the UK is obese.
The researchers argue that if current world trends continue, 'obese' will soon be more common than 'underweight’, a weight category which has been decreasing in boys and girls since a peak in the year 2000.
In addition to the Lancet study, researchers from the World Obesity Federation warn that the global cost of treating ill health caused by obesity will exceed £920 billion every year from 2025.
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