Richard Hall is chairman of Zenith International. This is a personal blog and views expressed are his own.
The bad news is that, in over half its members, more than one in two people are overweight or obese. More than 500 billion people worldwide are obese.
Obesity rates in Canada, Ireland and the US have risen over 4% during the past decade. Every extra 15kg in weight increases the risk of early death by 30%.
The good news is that obesity rates have slowed or stopped growing in England, Hungary, Italy, Korea and Switzerland. Childhood obesity has stabilised in England, France, Korea and the US.
Richard Hall is chairman of Zenith International
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