According to an article published by Forbes, in 2007 there were 1.6 billion overweight adults in the world. This study was conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) who predicts that the number will grow by 40% in just 10 years. Experts say that urbanization and the influence of Western lifestyle (including fast food choices, little exercise and stressful jobs) are contributing factors to the global population becoming increasingly overweight.
Another article states that until 2005, approximately 23.2% of the world's adult population was overweight. Researchers at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, in Washington, released a report stating that 58 percent of the world population will succumb to obesity by 2030.
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about 25 percent of the worlds childrens overweight
60-65% of the world's people are overweight.
About 50% of pugs are overweight.
over 1 billion people worldwide, or around 16% of the world.
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The percentage of US children overweight or obese was as high as 65%.
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If you or someone else is twenty percent or more overweight then you (or someone else) are obese. You could also look up obesity.
The percentage of the population of the U.S that is overweight is 5%. The world is 15%. This refers to more less populated and richer countries.
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Obesity is rising in the UK. About 60 to 70 percent of men are overweight or obese in the UK, and about 50 to 60 percent of women are overweight or obese in the UK. Please see the related link below for more.