A recent study has projected that an estimated 3.8 billion people, or 60 per cent of the global population, are expected to be either overweight or obese in the next 25 years.
According to the study, there has been a spike in overweight and obesity rates over the last three decades, a trend that shows no sign of slowing down.
The study has projected that by the year 2050, almost two in three adults over the age of 25 will be overweight or obese. "Our results indicate that by 2050, close to a quarter of the world's population with obesity will be older than 65 years," the study stated.
A photo of an obese person Twitter Furthermore, according to the study, the prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents is also expected to increase by 121 per cent in the next 30 years. "Adult obesity is closely tied to childhood obesity.
