India has second highest number of obese children in world
14-Jun-17, ET Healthword
India has the second highest number of obese children in the world after China, according to a study which found that 14.4 million kids have excess weight.
Globally, over two billion children and adults suffer from health problems related to being overweight or obese, and an increasing percentage of people die from these health conditions.
%20ET%20Healthworld.jpg "India has second highest number of obese children in world (c) ET Healthworld")
Image: ET Healthworld
- The highest level of obesity among children was in the US at 13 percent
- Egypt topped the list for adult obesity at 35 percent
- Lowest rates were in Bangladesh and Vietnam, at 1 percent
China with 15.3 million and India with 14.4 million had the highest numbers of obese children; the US with 79.4 million and China with 57.3 million had the highest numbers of obese adults in 2015.