More than half of the world's population will be overweight or obese by 2035 without significant action, according to a new report.The World Obesity Federation's 2023 atlas predicts that 51 per cent of the world, or more than 4 billion people, will be obese or overweight within the next 12 years.
Rates of obesity are rising particularly quickly among children and in lower income countries, the report found.
Describing the data as a "clear warning," Louise Baur, president of the World Obes...