Neither Corona nor its followers, but a disease that we know well, has been warned by the World Health Organization and said that it may soon become a threat to the world.
The organization declared that severe obesity has reached record levels, “close to epidemic rates” in Europe.
She added in a report that the disease causes 200,000 cases of cancer and 1.2 million deaths annually.
It also confirmed, in the first study of its kind in 15 years, that the rates of obesity and obesity have reached fatal levels, and that they continue to rise.
She also stressed that no country in the region has been able to keep pace with the goals set by the organization regarding non-communicable diseases in order to reduce obesity figures by 2025.
The highest percentage in Europe
In a related context, the organization indicated that the proportion of obese adults in Europe amounted to 59%, and among children under five years of age, 8%, in addition to one out of every three children of school age.
The report, which was reviewed by the Congress of the European Union, indicated that Europe has the highest rate of obesity, more than any place in the world except the Americas, according to what was quoted by “The Guardian”.
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He also called for caution, that there is a steady rise in overweight and obesity in the European region of the World Health Organization.
Many dangerous diseases
It is noteworthy that obesity is associated with a number of diseases, including skeletal muscle, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and at least 13 types of cancer.
Many reports have indicated that obesity may lead to premature death in many cases.
Obese people with a body mass index (BMI) of 25 to 29.9 follow the description of obesity, and obese people with an index of 30 and above, according to the criteria of the World Health Organization.
Turkey, Malta, Israel and the United Kingdom have the world’s highest rates of obesity.