{"id":963,"date":"2017-07-20T09:48:23","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T08:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ddg-gastro.be\/?p=963&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-03-18T11:01:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T10:01:24","slug":"15-of-adults-have-obesity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/welliecare.com\/en\/15-of-adults-have-obesity\/","title":{"rendered":"Did you know that 15% of adults have obesity ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:300\">\n<p><em>All articles in this blog are written in collaboration with and under the supervision of the health professionals at our gastroenterology center.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Overweight <\/strong>and <strong>obesity <\/strong>are <strong>chronic diseases<\/strong> that are due to an<strong> excess of fat mass<\/strong>. In full expansion this last half century, obesity is according to the WHO: the first non-infectious epidemic in history! Discover in this article the alarming figures of this disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/welliecare.com\/en\/15-of-adults-have-obesity\/#What_is_obesity\" >What is obesity?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/welliecare.com\/en\/15-of-adults-have-obesity\/#Statistics_some_numbers_about_overweight\" >Statistics: some numbers about overweight<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/welliecare.com\/en\/15-of-adults-have-obesity\/#Overweight_in_Belgium\" >Overweight in Belgium<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/welliecare.com\/en\/15-of-adults-have-obesity\/#Overweight_in_France\" >Overweight in France<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/welliecare.com\/en\/15-of-adults-have-obesity\/#In_Europe\" >In Europe<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/welliecare.com\/en\/15-of-adults-have-obesity\/#Overweight_and_obesity_in_the_world\" >Overweight and obesity in the world<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/welliecare.com\/en\/15-of-adults-have-obesity\/#In_America\" >In America<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/welliecare.com\/en\/15-of-adults-have-obesity\/#In_Africa\" >In Africa<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/welliecare.com\/en\/15-of-adults-have-obesity\/#Evolution_of_overweight_and_obesity\" >Evolution of overweight and obesity<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/welliecare.com\/en\/15-of-adults-have-obesity\/#Is_it_possible_to_stop_this_obesity_epidemic\" >Is it possible to stop this obesity epidemic?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/welliecare.com\/en\/15-of-adults-have-obesity\/#What_you_should_remember_about_these_obesity_statistics\" >What you should remember about these obesity statistics<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_obesity\"><\/span>What is obesity?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Obesity is the consequence of an excessive accumulation of fat. A high degree of overweight occurs and this leads to a number of diseases that are dangerous to health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Statistics_some_numbers_about_overweight\"><\/span>Statistics: some numbers about overweight<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The statistics provided in this article come from the WHO (World Health Organization), <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inserm.fr\/dossier\/obesite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">INSERM<\/a><\/strong> (Institut National de la Recherche M\u00e9dicale) and the Ministry of Health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overweight is a major health problem of the last decades. Discover the alarming data of this first non-infectious epidemic in history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/digital-composite-image-of-doctor-using-tablet-computer-with-interface-graphics-1-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"obesity statistics\" class=\"wp-image-4462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/digital-composite-image-of-doctor-using-tablet-computer-with-interface-graphics-1-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/digital-composite-image-of-doctor-using-tablet-computer-with-interface-graphics-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/digital-composite-image-of-doctor-using-tablet-computer-with-interface-graphics-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/digital-composite-image-of-doctor-using-tablet-computer-with-interface-graphics-1-1536x804.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/digital-composite-image-of-doctor-using-tablet-computer-with-interface-graphics-1-2048x1072.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/digital-composite-image-of-doctor-using-tablet-computer-with-interface-graphics-1-260x136.jpg 260w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/digital-composite-image-of-doctor-using-tablet-computer-with-interface-graphics-1-50x26.jpg 50w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/digital-composite-image-of-doctor-using-tablet-computer-with-interface-graphics-1-143x75.jpg 143w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 480px, (max-width:1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">obesity statistics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Overweight_in_Belgium\"><\/span>Overweight in Belgium<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The statistics for our country are slightly above the European figures. In fact, 59% of the Belgian population is overweight, 23% of which is obese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for the youngest children, aged less than 5 years, 5% of them are overweight. On the other hand, as the age group increases (children aged 5 to 9), the figures increase in a worrying way: they rise to 26% overweight, including 9% obese. Teenagers are 23% overweight and 7% obese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/belgium-3d-map-geography-cartography-and-topology-sea-blue-surface-3d-illustration-1-1024x602.jpg\" alt=\"map of Belgium\" class=\"wp-image-4488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/belgium-3d-map-geography-cartography-and-topology-sea-blue-surface-3d-illustration-1-1024x602.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/belgium-3d-map-geography-cartography-and-topology-sea-blue-surface-3d-illustration-1-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/belgium-3d-map-geography-cartography-and-topology-sea-blue-surface-3d-illustration-1-768x452.jpg 768w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/belgium-3d-map-geography-cartography-and-topology-sea-blue-surface-3d-illustration-1-1536x904.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/belgium-3d-map-geography-cartography-and-topology-sea-blue-surface-3d-illustration-1-2048x1205.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/belgium-3d-map-geography-cartography-and-topology-sea-blue-surface-3d-illustration-1-248x146.jpg 248w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/belgium-3d-map-geography-cartography-and-topology-sea-blue-surface-3d-illustration-1-50x29.jpg 50w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/belgium-3d-map-geography-cartography-and-topology-sea-blue-surface-3d-illustration-1-127x75.jpg 127w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 480px, (max-width:1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">map of Belgium<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Overweight_in_France\"><\/span>Overweight in France<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In France, 8 million people suffer from obesity. Among these 8 million people, 500,000 are in severe obesity. This represents 17% of adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among children and adolescents, 17% are overweight; 4% are obese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These figures are current as they were issued on <strong><a href=\"\/en\/obesity-day-worldwide-and-european\/\">May 23, 2022<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/a88-1-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"overweight in France\" class=\"wp-image-4375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/a88-1-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/a88-1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/a88-1-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/a88-1-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/a88-1-2048x1638.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/a88-1-183x146.jpg 183w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/a88-1-50x40.jpg 50w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/a88-1-94x75.jpg 94w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 480px, (max-width:1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">overweight in France<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_Europe\"><\/span>In Europe<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In Europe, more than half of the population is overweight. 30% of this population is obese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This disease is responsible for 10 to 13% of deaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"794\" data-id=\"4484\" src=\"https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Colorful_Isolated_Europe_in_Watercolor-1024x794.jpg\" alt=\"carte de l'Europe\" class=\"wp-image-4484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Colorful_Isolated_Europe_in_Watercolor-1024x794.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Colorful_Isolated_Europe_in_Watercolor-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Colorful_Isolated_Europe_in_Watercolor-768x596.jpg 768w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Colorful_Isolated_Europe_in_Watercolor-1536x1191.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Colorful_Isolated_Europe_in_Watercolor-2048x1588.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Colorful_Isolated_Europe_in_Watercolor-188x146.jpg 188w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Colorful_Isolated_Europe_in_Watercolor-50x39.jpg 50w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Colorful_Isolated_Europe_in_Watercolor-97x75.jpg 97w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 480px, (max-width:1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">map of Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Overweight_and_obesity_in_the_world\"><\/span>Overweight and obesity in the world<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2016, more than 2 billion adults were overweight, including 650 million obese individuals. This represents nearly 40% overweight and almost 15% obese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2019, 38.2 million children under the age of 5 are overweight or <a href=\"\/en\/obesity-day-worldwide-and-european\/\">obese worldwide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overweight and obesity have always been wrongly considered as diseases of &#8220;rich countries&#8221;. In fact, it turns out that 70% of the 2 billion overweight people live in developing countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/34070-1024x688.jpg\" alt=\"overweight and obesity in the world\" class=\"wp-image-4372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/34070-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/34070-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/34070-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/34070-1536x1032.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/34070-2048x1376.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/34070-217x146.jpg 217w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/34070-50x34.jpg 50w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/34070-112x75.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 480px, (max-width:1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">overweight and obesity in the world<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_America\"><\/span>In America<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The statistics concerning overweight and obesity on the American continent are even more alarming. Indeed, more than 70% of Americans are overweight. Of which 30% are obese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is even more concerning that these numbers are from 2014. It is clear that this disease has only grown since then and the current numbers are much higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/concept-of-global-pollution-with-world-map-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"map of america\" class=\"wp-image-4381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/concept-of-global-pollution-with-world-map-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/concept-of-global-pollution-with-world-map-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/concept-of-global-pollution-with-world-map-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/concept-of-global-pollution-with-world-map-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/concept-of-global-pollution-with-world-map-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/concept-of-global-pollution-with-world-map-97x146.jpg 97w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/concept-of-global-pollution-with-world-map-33x50.jpg 33w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/concept-of-global-pollution-with-world-map-50x75.jpg 50w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/concept-of-global-pollution-with-world-map-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 480px, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">map of america<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_Africa\"><\/span>In Africa<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The African continent has seen an increase of more than 24% in this disease among children since 2000. We can therefore see that overweight is also rampant in developing countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/wangxi_09_04_2022_108-1-1024x711.jpg\" alt=\"obesity statistics in Africa\" class=\"wp-image-4494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/wangxi_09_04_2022_108-1-1024x711.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/wangxi_09_04_2022_108-1-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/wangxi_09_04_2022_108-1-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/wangxi_09_04_2022_108-1-1536x1067.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/wangxi_09_04_2022_108-1-2048x1422.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/wangxi_09_04_2022_108-1-210x146.jpg 210w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/wangxi_09_04_2022_108-1-50x35.jpg 50w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/wangxi_09_04_2022_108-1-108x75.jpg 108w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 480px, (max-width:1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">obesity statistics in Africa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Evolution_of_overweight_and_obesity\"><\/span>Evolution of overweight and obesity<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Between 1975 and 2020 the proportion of overweight cases has almost tripled in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest forecasts indicate that by 2030, half of the population will suffer from obesity, given the rapid progression of this disease throughout the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_possible_to_stop_this_obesity_epidemic\"><\/span>Is it possible to stop this obesity epidemic?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Numerous measures will be put in place at the international level :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>fiscal interventions to reduce access to, or trade restriction of, unhealthy foods<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>reinforcing the education of the population on good practices to adopt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>encouraging the consumption of healthy foods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>At our level, several treatments are available to treat obesity and lose weight:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>dietetics : food rebalancing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>sports: practice of a physical activity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>non-surgical: placement of the gastric balloon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>surgical: bariatric surgery (by-pass, sleeve, etc.) and cosmetic surgery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#b7ebe9\">If you want to <strong>know more about obesity<\/strong>, discover our article which deals with overweight in its entirety: from the causes, to the treatments and the consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_you_should_remember_about_these_obesity_statistics\"><\/span>What you should remember about these obesity statistics<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Overweight and obesity are the evils of the century! Although the consequences are disastrous on health, their expansion is not about to stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/man-giving-business-presentation-using-high-technology-digital-pen-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"increase of obesity in the world\" class=\"wp-image-4465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/man-giving-business-presentation-using-high-technology-digital-pen-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/man-giving-business-presentation-using-high-technology-digital-pen-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/man-giving-business-presentation-using-high-technology-digital-pen-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/man-giving-business-presentation-using-high-technology-digital-pen-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/man-giving-business-presentation-using-high-technology-digital-pen-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/man-giving-business-presentation-using-high-technology-digital-pen-219x146.jpg 219w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/man-giving-business-presentation-using-high-technology-digital-pen-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/welliecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/man-giving-business-presentation-using-high-technology-digital-pen-113x75.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 480px, (max-width:1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">increase of obesity in the world<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f1fbfb\">Did you like this article? 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