Obesity : Health and Economic Consequences of an Impending Global Challenge

Obesity : Health and Economic Consequences of an Impending Global Challenge

Obesity is a global ticking time-bomb with huge potential negative economic and health impacts, especially for the poor. As of 2016, an estimated 44 percent of adults (more than 2 billion) worldwide are overweight/obese, and over 70 percent of them live in low- or middle-income countries, dispelling...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shekar, Meera, Popkin, Barry
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2019
Subjects:
NUTRITION
OBESITY
OVERWEIGHT
MALNUTRITION
HEALTH TAXES
OBESE
UNDERNUTRITION
NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
STUNTING
SUGAR SWEETENED BEVERAGES
UNHEALTHY
HUMAN CAPITAL
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/205611580359927371/Obesity-Health-and-Economic-Consequences-of-an-Impending-Global-Challenge
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32383

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/205611580359927371/Obesity-Health-and-Economic-Consequences-of-an-Impending-Global-Challenge
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32383

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