Indonesia: Obesity rates among adults double over past two decades
Indonesia: Obesity rates among adults double over past two decades 4 March 2021
PRESS RELEASE
UNICEF and WHO call for improved consumption of healthy food and beverages on World Obesity Day.
JAKARTA, 04 March 2021 – The number of overweight adults in Indonesia has doubled over the past two decades said WHO and UNICEF today, calling for an urgent move to enhance legislation, policies and regulations to curb the availability of unhealthy food and beverages.
Childhood obesity is also on the rise, with one in five primary school-aged children and one in seven adolescents in Indonesia being overweight or obese, according to the 2018 national Basic Health Research Survey (RISKESDAS).