Tag: overweight

• Monday, February 2nd 2026 - 02:48 UTC

  Over 60% of Brazilians are overweight as obesity doubles in 18 years, survey shows

  

  More than six in ten Brazilians are now overweight and obesity affects roughly one in four adults, according to official health data released this week and carried by Agência Brasil. The survey estimates that 62.6% of the population had excess weight in 2024, up from 42.6% in 2006, while obesity (BMI ≥ 30) doubled from 11.8% to 25.7% over the same period.

• Tuesday, October 15th 2019 - 09:12 UTC

  A third of the world's 700 million children under five are undernourished or overweight, UNICEF report

  

  A third of the world's nearly 700 million children under five years old are undernourished or overweight and face lifelong health problems as a consequence, according to a grim UN assessment of childhood nutrition released on Tuesday. 

• Monday, October 31st 2011 - 05:33 UTC

  UK campaign to combat teenager over-weight with gastric balloons

  

  British overweight teenagers in South Yorkshire could be fitted with gastric balloons, if a trial is approved. Sheffield Children's Hospital said it wanted to use the balloons to help 10 morbidly obese 13 to 18-year-olds lose weight. Those weighing between 14 and 20 stone (89kg-127kg) will be considered.

• Monday, February 7th 2011 - 18:13 UTC

  Chile, Venezuela and Argentina among the three most overweight in South America

  

  A recent international study found that Chile is among the three most overweight countries in South America and that Chile’s women have the second highest body mass index (BMI) on the continent. Chile’s men have the third highest.