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Shocking news was released from the CDC Monday revealing that a vast majority of people who have been hospitalized, placed on a ventilator, or died from COVID-19 were obese or overweight
Close-up of a woman on scales in medical practice. | Getty Images
Overweight people are more likely to die or become hospitalized as a result of COVID-19 and lockdown restrictions on treatments for obesity, such as physical activity, made health outcomes worse for people struggling with the disease, according to a new report from the World Obesity Federation.
The report, released this month, highlighted data from several countries ringing the alarm on the risks associated with being overweight, including studies conducted in China, the U.S., U.K., Spain, France, Sweden, Italy, Kuwait, Brazil and Mexico.
“As we show in this report, increased bodyweight is the second greatest predictor of hospitalization and a high risk of death for people suffering from COVID-19. Only old age rates as a higher risk factor. The unprecedented economic costs of COVID-19 are largely due to the measures taken to avoid the excess hospitalization and need for treatment of the disease,” President of t
Overweight people are more likely to die or become hospitalized as a result of COVID-19 and lockdown restrictions on treatments for obesity, such as physical activity, made health outcomes worse for people struggling with the disease, according to a new report from the World Obesity Federation.
Indonesia: Obesity rates among adults double over past two decades
Indonesia: Obesity rates among adults double over past two decades 4 March 2021
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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).