Tackling the Global Obesity Crisis - The Agenda

Obesity has been called the greatest threat to global health. Over a billion people that's about one in eight are already obese, and this could soar to 50% by 2035. China is also grappling with this crisis, with over 10% of children now severely overweight. So just how bad is the obesity crisis? Who is responsible, and what can be done to address it?

To find out more, on this episode of The Agenda, Juliet Mann speaks to Julianne Willians, Noncommunicable Diseases Technical Officer at the WHO Europe, An Pan, Professor of Epidemiology at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Simon Wright, Food Broadcaster and Educator.

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[Kinkle_Z]

In people who have Insulin Resistance, one of the symptoms is obesity. Other symptoms are CVD, CKD, Diabetes Type 2 and 3 (Alzheimers), and many cancers. You become obese because your metabolism is so broken from chronic insulin overload that you are literally starving and so constantly eating to take away the hunger but you can never feel full.

[geraldinetoughey]

Eating just to be satisfied and regular exercise
Enough sleep is another important thing.

[jimwilson]

It's hard to believe that explanation. There are scientific studies about obesity.

[Introverted]

All this because people are too lazy to count calories..