Eight among Taiwan’s 10 most common causes of death in 2020 were related to obesity, while the obesity rate among Taiwanese adults has remained high over the past few years, reaching its highest at 47.9 percent from 2016 to 2019, the Health Promotion Administration has said.
The World Obesity Federation’s theme for this year’s World Obesity Day on Friday last week “Everybody Needs to Act” called for coordinated recognition and actions, the agency said.
WHO data in 2016 showed that 39 percent of adults worldwide were overweight and 13 percent were obese, the agency said, adding that the nation’s overweight