For the first time on a global scale, being overweight has become more of a health problem than lack of nutrition. This comes from a massive study involving 500 scientists in 50 countries. Some results:
- More disease is resulting from people being fat and eating too much, than from people having too little to eat.
- People are living longer, but in worse health and with more disability.
- We’ve conquered many deadly disease, but people are suffering more from ailments that won’t necessarily kill you (neck and back pain, mental disorders, substance abuse).
- One-fourth of all deaths come from strokes and heart disease, which can often be traced to being overweight.
- The death rate among children under age 5 has dropped 60% since 1990.
(From an article on the New Scientist website.)
