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29/05/2014
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Obesity : 40 % of obese children treated by ambulatory SP not continue the treatment
Worldwide , there are 2.1 billion overweight or obese people , representing almost 30 % of the population . In 1980 , that number was 857 million . The increase in obesity in the last three decades occurred in all regions of the world , representing a public health problem in both rich and poor countries .
The information is from the Global Burden of Disease study , considered the most comprehensive analysis on the subject , published on Thursday in The Lancet . Conducted by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation ( IHME , acronym in English ) , University of Washington , in the United States , the study analyzed information from children , teens and adults of 188 countries . Gathering data from surveys, censuses and statistical scientific articles in all regions of the planet between 1980 and 2013 , the work points to the need for concerted global action to combat the growing epidemic of obesity.
"Obesity affects people of all ages and income," says Christopher Murray , IHME Director . " In the past three decades , no country has succeeded in reducing their rates . The problem is expected to grow in poor countries if urgent measures are not taken to combat this public health crisis . "
The fattest countries - There are 671 million obese worldwide . More than half of them live in just ten countries : United States (over 13 % ) , China and India ( 15 % ) , followed by Russia, Brazil , Mexico , Egypt , Germany , Pakistan and Indonesia.
Across the globe , obesity and overweight increased from 29 % to 37 % among men and among women , 30 % to 38 % . The men lead the ranking in rich countries and women , the poor.
" In the case of women , the lower education and income , the greater the weight. For men , these factors are not as important ," says Paul Lotufo , director of the Medical Clinic of the University Hospital of USP Division , and one of three authors Brazilian study . " With less access to information , the woman stops having varied diet . Moreover , the price of high-calorie foods is low . "
Rich and poor - Among rich countries , the weight gain was higher in the United States (where nearly a third of the adult population is obese ) , Australia ( 28 % of men and 30 % women ) and Britain ( a quarter of adults ) .
In higher-income nations , increased obesity has accelerated between 1992 and 2002 and decreased after 2006 . Among low , where almost two-thirds of the world live obese , the number continues to grow .
Children and teenagers - One of the most alarming survey data is the increase in obesity and overweight in children and adolescents . Over the past 33 years , these conditions increased 47 % in this range , while in adults the growth was 28 % . In poor countries , almost 13 % of boys and 13 % of girls are obese or overweight . Among the rich , the number is 24 % for boys and 22 % for girls .
Brazil - Some of the information came from the Brazilian research Vigitel ( Surveillance of Risk and Protective Factors for Chronic Diseases Telephone Survey ) . " We use the data and statistics work , correcting them to succeed reliably compare with other countries," explains Lotufo .
Nationwide, 52.5 % of men and 58 % of women are overweight . Obese men are 12 % , while obese add up to a fifth of the population . Among children and adolescents , 22 % of boys and 24% of girls are overweight .
"Obesity has increased rapidly in recent decades ," says Lotufo . " To explain this growing epidemic across the planet , the classical motifs such as high caloric intake and lack of exercise have become insufficient . Must seek other reasons for this problem associated with many diseases such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes . "
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