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Blake, Wm. The First Book of Urizen, object 21. 1794.

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A new study finds that obesity now affects over one billion people worldwide, making the condition the leading form of malnutrition. From 1990 to 2022, obesity rates have more than doubled among adults and increased four-fold among children and adolescents.

In the U.S., the adult obesity rate increased from 21.2% in 1990 to 43.8% in 2022 for women, and from 16.9% to 41.6% in 2022 for men. Conversely, the study notes that the number of adults worldwide who are classified as underweight decreased by half from 1990 to 2022.

Researcher: “It is very concerning that the epidemic of obesity that was evident among adults in much of the world in 1990 is now mirrored in school-aged children and adolescents.”