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A recent study published at https:\/\/renewbariatrics.com\/obesity-rank-by-countries\/<\/em> <\/a>, <\/span>estimated that approximately 775 million of the world\u2019s 7.6 billion people \u2013 including adult and children are obese. The research suggests there are nearly 650 million obese adults on the planet (as defined as a body mass index (BMI) over 30).
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\nIn addition, there are also about 125 million obese children and adolescents in the entire world according to a BMI over 30. The study suggests that the majority of the obesity on the planet resides in a few countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A recent study published at https:\/\/renewbariatrics.com\/obesity-rank-by-countries\/ , estimated that approximately 775 million of the world\u2019s 7.6 billion people \u2013 including adult and children are obese. The research suggests there are nearly 650 million obese adults on the planet (as defined as a body mass index (BMI) over 30). 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