There Are Now 124 Million Obese Children Worldwide
A story in The Guardian reveals that childhood obesity is soaring across the world. The condition has been increasing more than tenfold over the past four decades, putting many millions at risk of poor health and an early death, according to the biggest ever analysis of the data. The new study by Imperial College London, which was published in the Lancet medical journal, shows that in 1975 there were 5 million obese girls, but by last year there were 50 million. In the same p