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- The Week - Obesity is on the rise in rural communities worldwide
- Scientific American - Rural Areas Drive Increases in Global Obesity
- Huffington Post France - L'obésité se développe plus à la campagne qu'en ville
- The Verge - Weight gain in rural areas is responsible for a lot of the global rise in obesity
- Le Monde - L’obésité, de plus en plus répandue dans les zones rurales
- The BMJ - Obesity rates are increasing more rapidly in rural areas than in cities
- Medical Press - Obesity rising faster in rural areas than cities
- The Hindu - Obesity on the rise in rural areas too
- Japan Today - Worldwide, obesity rising faster in rural areas
- Gulf Times - Worldwide, obesity rising faster in rural areas
- NPR - Study Shatters Preconceived Notions About Urban Vs. Rural Obesity
- The Washington Post - Obesity epidemic is led more by rural than urban populations
- Inverse - Obesity Study on 112 Million People Reveals Hidden Roots of Deadly Epidemic
- 新华网 - 国际研究: 全球乡村肥胖率上升速度快于城市
- Thomson Reuters Foundation - Global obesity rising faster in rural areas than cities, study finds
- Cyprus Mail - Global obesity rising fastest in rural areas
- El Pais - La humanidad ha engordado seis kilos por persona desde 1985
- WBUR - Study Shatters Preconceived Notions About Urban Vs. Rural Obesity
- Euronews - Global obesity rising faster in rural areas than cities: new report
- USA Today - Worldwide rise in obesity driven by country dwellers, study finds
- Newshub - Weight gain in rural communities behind global obesity rise - study
- 搜狐 - Nature: 30年数据颠覆常识! 肥胖竟是”农村病”?
- 生物通 - Nature全球大规模统计: 农村肥胖的增长速度快于城市
- ABC España - La obesidad crece más rápidamente en las zonas rurales que en las ciudades
- Daily Nation - Worldwide, obesity rising faster in rural areas
- Standard Media - Global obesity rising faster in rural areas than cities, study finds
- 环球科学 - 全球肥胖加剧 主力军竟来自农村
- Irish Mirror - Rural dwellers are getting fatter than city slickers, study findsy
- 9 News - Obesity rising faster in country areas of Australia
- SBS News - Major spike in weight gain over past 30 years, study finds
- El Comercio - La obesidad global proviene más del mundo rural
- RMC BFM - À la campagne, l'obésité augmente plus vite qu'en ville
- 参考消息 - 超重问题主要存在于城市？研究发现全球农村肥胖化猛于城市
- Le Figaro - Le monde rural gagné par le surpoids
- Conscien Health - The Urban-Rural Race to Obesity
- Discover - Rural Communities Are Getting Obese Faster Than City Dwellers
- Medical News Today - Do we have the wrong idea about the global obesity 'epidemic?'
- Nature - Rural areas drive increases in global obesity
- PharmaTimes - Obesity more of a crisis in rural areas than cities
- The Columbian - Obesity in rural areas big problem
- 科学网 - 乡村生活让人胖
- 联合早报 - 研究: 全球乡村肥胖率升速快于城市
- The New York Times - Two Hidden Cancer Causes: Diabetes and Obesity
- World Pharm News - Diabetes and obesity together responsible for nearly 800,000 cancers worldwide
- I News - One in 20 cancers linked to diabetes and obesity
- The Times - 6% of cancer cases linked to obesity or diabetes
- The Independent - Obesity and diabetes ‘causes up to 800,000 cancers worldwide each year’
- Daily Mail - Obesity and diabetes cause around 800,000 cancers a year, with women being nearly twice as likely to suffer as men, according to the first study of its kind
- The Sun - AVOIDABLE DEATHS Diabetes and obesity to blame for 21,000 cancer cases in UK every year, experts warn
- Express - Diabetes is key factor in WORLDWIDE cancer surge
- NHS Choices - One in 20 cancers linked to diabetes and being overweight
- The Indian Express - Lancet study links high BMI, diabetes to cancer
- Financial Express - High BMI, diabetes cause of new cancer cases: Lancet study
- SBS News - Lifestyle link to cancer rate: study
- MedPage Today - Diabetes, High BMI Tied to Cancer on Global Level
- Medical News Today - 'Alarming' rise in cancer rates driven by diabetes, obesity
- Select Science - Diabetes and Obesity Together Responsible for Nearly 800,000 Cancers Worldwide
- eCancer News - Nearly 6% of cancers worldwide are attributable to diabetes and obesity
- Medwire News - More than one in 20 cancer cases attributed to diabetes, BMI
- OnMedica - One in 20 cancers are attributable to diabetes and being overweight
- Repubblica - Obesity day, 10 volte più bambini obesi rispetto al 1975
- Step Feed - Childhood obesity on the rise in the Arab world, WHO warns
- Newsweek - NEW STUDY FINDS WORLD OBESITY RATES DRAMATICALLY INCREASE BY TENFOLD IN 40 YEARS
- NBC News - America’s Obesity Epidemic Reaches Record High, New Report Says
- World Economic Forum - The number of obese children is about to overtake the number of underweight for the first time
- 20 Minutes - Les enfants suisses moins gros que les autres
- Vanguard - Youth obesity increases 10-fold in four decades – UN report
- The Telegraph - How should I tell my children they're fat?
- Helsingin Sanomat - Suomen pojat lihoivat Euroopan kärkeen – jo 30 prosenttia pojista ylipainoisia: ”Tähän ei ole yhtä syytä”
- Washington Post - New maps show big divide between the world’s overweight and underweight children
- Forbes - Childhood Obesity Increased More Than Tenfold Since 1975
- Reuters - Child and teen obesity soars tenfold worldwide in 40 years: WHO report
- The Telegraph - Calls for war on junk food ads as obesity costs set to rise by 60 per cent
- New Straits Times - Child and teen obesity soars tenfold worldwide in 40 years: World Health Organization report
- Al Jazeera - WHO study sounds alarm over childhood obesity
- Reading Eagle - Children's obesity rates in rich countries may have peaked
- Stat News - Children’s obesity rates in rich countries may have peaked
- Arab News - Child obesity grows tenfold since 1975: study
- VOA News - WHO Warns of Child Obesity Epidemic
- China Daily - Childhood, adolescent obesity up tenfold in past four decades: WHO
- Telesur TV - Hunger and Obesity on the Rise in Latin America, UN Food Body Warns
- The Hindu - WHO releases new guidelines to assess, manage obesity in children
- NDTV - WHO Releases New Guidelines for Obesity: 5 Diet Tips To Help Maintain Your Weight
- Le Monde - Dix fois plus d’enfants obèses en quarante ans
- France Bleu - Le nombre d'enfants et d'adolescents obèses a été multiplié par dix en quarante ans dans le monde
- Le Temps - L’obésité des jeunes, une crise sanitaire mondiale
- Euractiv - L’obésité explose chez les jeunes
- Romandie - Dix fois plus d'enfants et d'ados obèses qu'il y a 40 ans
- BBC - منظمة الصحة العالمية: معدلات بدانة الأطفال ارتفعت 10 أضعاف خلال أربعة عقود
- Menara - منظمة الصحة العالمية : بدانة الأطفال والمراهقين تقفز عشر مرات في 40 عاما
- El Pais - El número de niños obesos se multiplica por 10 en cuatro décadas
- 早报 - 全球肥胖儿童过去40年增加十倍
- Sueddeutsche Zeintung - 124 Millionen Kinder sind fettleibig
- The Week - Record-setting obesity study sets off alarm bells for World Health Organization
- UNTV - Obese children to outnumber severely underweight by 2022 – WHO
- Fortune - Why America's Exploding Teen Obesity Crisis Is Bad News for U.S. Health Care
- CBS Boston - World Health Organization: Childhood Obesity On The Rise
- Daily Nation - Number of obese teens, children rises 10 times
- Futura Siences - Obésité infantile : inquiétante explosion des cas dans le monde
- Eurasia Review - Childhood And Adolescent Obesity Increases Tenfold In Four Decades – Analysis
- NPR - Obesity In Children And Teens Rose Sharply Worldwide Over Past 4 Decades
- BBC Minute - On global childhood obesity
- Straits Times - Obese kid and teen figures soar from 11m to 120m in 40 years
- The Globe and Mail - Obesity rates among children see tenfold increase in past 40 years: WHO
- Scroll - What India's obesity problem has to do with its malnourished pregnant women
- CBS News - Soaring global obesity rates come with hefty price tag
- CBS Miami - WHO: Number Of Obese Children, Teens Now 10 Times Higher Than 40 Years Ago
- Fox 61 - Ten times more children and teens obese today than 40 years ago
- Yahoo News - There are now 124 million obese children around the world, figures show
- NY Daily News - Global childhood obesity has increased over ten-fold in 40 years
- Chicago Tribune - As America fights childhood obesity, more kids around the world are underweight
- Korea Portal - Obesity Rate: 10 Times Higher Found On Teens And Children; New Study Suggests
- Vice News - The world will have more obese kids than underweight kids by 2022
- The London Economic - Major study claims global childhood obesity has increased ten fold since 1975
- WXYZ Detroit - Tenfold increase in worldwide childhood obesity since 1975
- We Are Central PA - Childhood obesity up dramatically
- CNN - Ten times more children and teens obese today than 40 years ago
- BBC News - Child and teen obesity spreading across the globe
- Guardian - Shocking figures show there are now 124 million obese children worldwide
- Financial Times - Global childhood obesity rises 10-fold in 40 years
- Time - Childhood Obesity Has Risen 10 Times Worldwide
- Star Tribune - Children's obesity rates in rich countries may have peaked
- US News - Childhood Obesity Up Worldwide Almost 10-Fold Over 4 Decades
- Health Day - Childhood Obesity Up Worldwide Almost 10-Fold Over 4 Decades
- The Times - Children weighing in half a stone heavier
- CBC News - Child and teen obesity soars 10-fold worldwide in 40 years, WHO finds
- EU Scoop - Child Obesity Increases 12 Times: Bulgaria's Children Fifth in Europe
- Express - Children & teenagers fatter than they have been in 40 years but 200million are underweight
- CGTN - Study claims obese children will outnumber underweight children by 2022
- CTV News - Global childhood obesity rates now 10 times higher than in 1975
- Daily Mail - More than four million British children are obese or overweight: Warning of 'absolute crisis' in child health leading to heart disease, cancer and diabetes
- Romper - Childhood Obesity Has Risen Tenfold Across The Globe Over The Past 40 Years
- Brisbane Times - Obese, malnourished: obese children to outnumber severely underweight in five years: WHO study
- The Sydney Morning Herald - Obese, malnourished: obese children to outnumber severely underweight in five years: WHO study
- Sky News Australia - Rise in child obesity over the past decades
- Wellcome - More obese than underweight young people globally by 2022
- Deutsche Welle - Obesity in kids and teenagers rises tenfold in last 40 years – WHO study
- Indian Express - Global study finds ‘10-fold increase in number of children, adolescents living with obesity’
- Hindustan Times - Do you know our children are 10 times more obese than kids four decades ago?
- Zee News India - World Obesity Day: How parents can help their kids avoid becoming overweight
- The Health Site - Study: A 10-fold increase in obese kids and adolescents by 2022
- The Sun - KID OBESITY BOOM - Number of overweight children has increased over ten times since 1970s
- Metro - There are now 10 times more obese children than there were 40 years ago
- Metro - Junk food blamed for a tenfold rise in obese children
- The Irish Times - Almost a third of Irish children are overweight – study
- Irish Examiner - Obesity in children soars 10-fold in four decades
- Independent - Harris pledges €5m to reduce rates of obesity
- Independent - Shocking increase of childhood obesity in Ireland revealed
- Today FM - Irish Children Are The 8th Most Overweight In Europe
- Breaking News - There are now 124 million obese children around the world, figures show
- Kildare Nationalist - IRISH CHILDREN EIGHTH MOST OVERWEIGHT IN EUROPE; 58TH IN WORLD
- Medical News Today - Childhood obesity rates rise 10-fold since the '70s
- Deccan Chronicle - Children's obesity rates plateaued in rich countries, says study
- Deccan Herald - Child obesity grows tenfold since 1975: study
- The Week - Number of obese children worldwide up tenfold since 1975
- Eye Witness News - WHO: GLOBAL CHILD AND TEEN OBESITY SOARS TENFOLD IN 40 YEARS
- BD News 24 - Obesity spreading in Bangladesh children, new study blames junk food
- Malaysian Digest - WHO Study Sounds Alarm Over Childhood Obesity
- Malay Mail Online - Childhood, adolescent obesity up 10 times in last 40 years, says WHO
- Cornwall Live - 'Obesity is now a disease of the poor' warn experts as healthy food becomes more expensive
- Mirror - Obesity is now a 'disease of the poor' and experts warn it's because healthy foods is too expensive
- Mix 96 - Global obesity levels in children rise tenfold, according to study
- Hi Tech Beacon - Childhood obesity rates soar 10-fold across the world
- Le News - World Obesity Day – how Switzerland measures up
- Turkey Telegraph - Ten times more obese children in forty years
- The National - Child and teen obesity soars tenfold worldwide in 40 years
- Daily Mail - Experts urge more action on `great disgrace´ of child obesity
- The Economist - The curious case of high blood pressure around the world
- The Guardian - How the world got fat: a visualisation of global obesity over 40 years
- Le Monde - L’être humain a-t-il atteint ses limites?
- The Times Of India - 200 mn Indians had high BP in 2015: Lancet
- Vocativ - High Blood Pressure Is Now The Problem Of The World’s Poor
- Huffington Post - Nearly Twice As Many People Have High Blood Pressure Today Than 40 Years Ago
- Le Matin - Moins de pression artérielle dans les pays développés
- RTL Nieuws - Hoge bloeddruk steeds vaker kwestie van armoede
- Health Mail Russia - Больше миллиарда человек живут с высоким давлением
- APA-SCIENCE - Häufigkeit für Bluthochdruck unter Österreichern signifikant gesunken
- ORF-SCIENCE - Eine Milliarde Menschen haben hohen Blutdruck
- 联合早报 - 全球高血压患者人数过去40年增加一倍
- Medical News Today - High blood pressure: Global total almost doubles in 4 decades
- Deutsches Ärzteblatt - Globaler Report: Arterielle Hypertonie verlagert sich in ärmere Länder
- Radio Télévision Suisse - La pression artérielle depuis 40 ans
- The Straits Times - Global population with high blood pressure has doubled since 1975, biggest rise in South Asia and Africa: Study
- Gulf News - 200m Indians had high blood pressure in 2015: Lancet
- AGERPRES - Peste un miliard de persoane din întreaga lume suferă de hipertensiune arterială (studiu)
- SCIENTIAS - Meer dan 1 miljard mensen wereldwijd hebben een hoge bloeddruk
- Viet Nam News - High blood pressure now major problem in developing world: study
- Spiegel Online - Mehr als 1,1 Milliarden Menschen haben Bluthochdruck
- Reuters - Huge study finds a billion people suffer from high blood pressure
- The Daily Express - High blood pressure: Number of Britons suffering falls by HALF in 40 years
- New York Daily News - Global high blood pressure has almost doubled over the past 40 years — study
- Raidió Teilifís Éireann - 83% say their health is good or very good
- The Sun - Brits have the ‘healthiest blood pressure in Europe’ after dramatic drop in cases of hypertension since the 1970s
- The Asian Age - In 40 years, 100 per cent global rise in number of BP patients
- Sci News - Study: High Blood Pressure Affects Over a Billion People Worldwide
- BT - 1.13bn people at risk as high blood pressure rates soar in poorer countries
- The Australian Journal of Pharmacy Online - Global high blood pressure rates double
- CNN - More than 1 billion people globally are living with high blood pressure
- Mirror - A record 1.13 billion people are suffering from high blood pressure around the world
- 人民网 - 国人身高百年增十厘米
- Scientific American - Tall Order -- Heights in other countries elevate but U.S> stature tops off
- The New Indian Express - Believe me, one day, Indian women will be taller than Indian men
- New Zealand Herald - Tripping the height fantastic
- The Sydney Morning Herald - Global study of tallest people shows Australians are going up in the world
- Time - How tall would you have been 100 years ago?
- China Daily - Chinese grow in height rankings
- BBC News - Height quiz: Which nationality has grown the most?
- NPR - Americans are shrinking, while Chinese and Koreans sprout up
- Hindustan Times - Which country do you think has the tallest people? No, it’s not the US
- Malta Independent - Average height of Maltese men, women rose by over 11cm, 10cm since 1896
- La Nación - Ticos crecieron 12 centímetros en 100 años
- Vice News - America is getting shorter, compared to the rest of the world
- TIME - Americans are Becoming Shorter Compared to Other Nationalities
- The Times of India - Netherlands, Latvia lead world for people's height
- Corriere Della Sera - Gli alti e i bassi della Terra Lo studio sulle stature in 200 Paesi Gli italiani superano gli americani
- Science - Dutch are tallest people in the world, U.S. heights stagnate
- Deutsche Welle - Study finds Dutch men are the world's tallest
- Le Parisien - Les Néerlandais et les Lettones sont les plus grands du monde
- La Nación - Los hombres argentinos son los más altos de América Latina
- CBC News - Canadians still getting taller, but not as fast as others
- BBC News - Dutch men revealed as world's tallest
- The New York Times - Adults have become shorter in many countries
- New Scientist - US and UK fall behind in largest ever global study of height
- Reuters - 100-year global study finds world's tallest are Dutch, Latvians
- Wellcome Trust - How height has changed over 100 years
- Financial Times - The world is growing taller — but very unevenly
- The Guardian - Tall story? Men and women have grown taller over last century, study shows
- BBC Newsday - Why are South Korean women getting taller?
- The Washington Post - While the rest of the world got taller, Americans plateaued. Here’s why.
- Público - Homens portugueses entre os que mais cresceram nos últimos cem anos
- Le Matin - L'Iran grandit, la Sierra Leone rapetisse
- El País - El mapa mundial de la estatura muestra en qué países se crece más
- Daily Mail - Dutch men are world's tallest and Latvia's women are loftiest, study finds
- Daily Mail - How tall is YOUR country? Men from the Netherlands top the table at just under 6ft while women from Guatemala stand at 4'10"
- US News - Up there: Netherlands, Latvia lead world for people's height
- Telegraph - British overtake Americans after growing 11cm in 100 years
- The Irish Times - Dutch men and Latvian women are the world’s tallest
- South China Morning Post - Tall tales: Asians hit new heights with largest growth spurts in world, 100-year study finds
- FT 中文网 - 全球身高排行榜出炉
- CNN - How humans have changed in height in the last 100 years
- The Japan Times - Dutch men, Latvian women tallest but Iranians, South Koreans closing: 100-year study
- The Korea Herald - Korean women 20 cm taller than century ago
- 聯合晚報 - 全球百年身高研究 台灣人長高了
- Scientific American - Fatter Still - The world is entering a new era of severe obesity
- Spiegel Online - The health globe: A trip around the world of obesity
- The Sydney Morning Herald - The diabetes epidemic: Up to half a million Australians have this deadly disease without realising it
- NPR - A global alarm about diabetes - And don't blame it all on fast food
- Forbes - More evidence that obesity is a global catastrophe in slow motion
- All Africa - Kenya: Alarm as diabetes rate more than doubles in three decades
- The Times of India - No. of diabetics hit 422m, a 4-fold rise since 1980
- Indian Express - World Health Day: India among top 3 countries with high diabetic population
- The National - Diabetes is a supersized threat to our future health
- Huffington Post - The number of adults with diabetes has quadrupled to 422 million
- Reuters - Diabetes cases reach 422 million as poorer countries see steep rises
- Daily Mail - World is facing 'unrelenting march' of diabetes: Soaring obesity sees number of people with the deadly disease QUADRUPLE to 422 million in 35 years
- Irish Times - Diabetes cases up 70 per cent in Ireland since 1980
- Bloomberg - The world is getting fatter and no one knows how to stop it
- Jordan Times - A weighty issue
- Nature - More people obese than underweight
- China News - 全球胖子数量超过了瘦子 中国肥胖人口居世界首位
- The Sydney Morning Herald - Obesity a bigger problem than world hunger, Lancet study says
- Clarín - En el mundo ya hay más gordos que flacos
- Times of Malta - And once again, Maltese men top the weighing scales
- NPR - Study finds more adults are obese than underweight
- The Guardian - One fifth of adults worldwide will be obese by 2025, predicts study
- BBC News - More obese people in the world than underweight, says study
- CNN - 1 in 5 people will be obese by 2025, study says
- HuffPost UK - One Fifth Of World’s Population Will Be Obese By 2025, Experts Warn
- Fox News - World's obese population hits 641 million, global study finds
- The Australian - Obesity overtakes malnourishment as global health problem
- Daily Mail - 'Statins will become USELESS in a decade': Soaring obesity could render the drugs useless - leaving gastric bands as the only option
- Scientific American - World's obese population hits 641 million
- New Scientist - Explore how global obesity crisis has exploded in past 40 years
- National Post - 'Tsunami of diabetes': If growing trend continues, one-fifth of adults will be obese by 2025
- The Straits Times - 640m obese people globally
- The Times of India - No. 1 in underweight population, India among top 5 in obesity
- The Times of India - One in eight adults now obese: Global survey
- Hindustan Times - World’s obese population: 641 million of us are fat and that’s worrying
- ABC World Today - More obese people in the world than those who are underweight: research
- AFP - One in five adults may be obese by 2025: survey warns
- Evening Standard - British people 'will be Europe's fattest' within 10 years
- Metro - British people will be the ‘fattest in Europe in the next decade’
- Reuters - World’s obese population hits 641 million, global study finds
- Thomson Reuters Foundation - World's obese population hits 641 million, global study finds
- The Telegraph - British people will be fattest in Europe by 2025
- CNBC - Obese humans now outnumber the underweight: Study
- Daily Mail - The world's bulging waistline: A FIFTH of us could be obese within 10 years - with China, the US and Britain leading the way
- Daily Mail - Britain - the fat man (and woman) of Europe: UK will be fattest nation on continent by 2025, with 40% of adults classed as obese
- Independent - A fifth of the world’s population will be obese by 2025 as one in nine go hungry
- STAT News - More people on Earth now obese than underweight
- The Sun - Lard of Hope ‘n Glory: UK’s population to be fattest in Europe by 2025
- The Economist - The big picture
- The Economist - Sugar rush
- Wall Street Journal - Diabetes cases double to 347 million
- BBC News - Diabetes rate 'doubles' - Imperial College and Harvard research suggests
- The Observer - Diabetes epidemic affecting 350m - and western fast food is to blame
- Scientific American - Worldwide diabetes more than double since 1980
- Times of India - Average blood pressure falls globally, shoots up in India
- The Independent - How tiny Nauru became world's fattest nation
- The Washington Post - Report on global cardiac risks: World gets fatter, but blood pressure goes down
- Los Angeles Times - Worldwide obesity rates have almost doubled since 1980, but some countries show improvements in high blood pressure, cholesterol