The government of Tanzania is currently planning to evict more than 80.000 indigenous Maasai people from their ancenstral land
How to stop the global obesity pandemic
The worldwide surge in obesity rivals war and smoking in terms of the global economic burden it imposes.
Obesity is no longer a concern solely of higher income, developed countries. The prevalence of obesity and overweight has risen in all regions, including in low-income countries. Today, nearly half of all countries are struggling with both undernutrition and overweight/obesity. Indeed, undernutrition and obesity often co-exist in the same communities – even in the same household.
Economic and social transformations, including higher incomes, in many poor and middle-income nations and the availability, at relatively attractive prices, of over processed foods have led to changes in lifestyles, including dietary habits and reduced physical activity across the globe.
Obesity is increasing everywhere
Not a single country – not one – saw declining obesity between 2000 and 2013. WHO estimates 1.9 billion overweight people, of whom a third are obese. This involves social and economic costs that, piled on top of those resulting from malnutrition, society can ill afford to bear.
The 2013 edition of FAO’s State of Food and Agriculture noted that the social burden due to overweight and obesity has doubled over the past two decades. According to the report, the cumulative cost of all non-communicable diseases, for which overweight and obesity are leading risk factors, were estimated to be about 1,4000 million dollars in 2010.
Some guiding ideas
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