Obesity is a grave public health threat and is still on the rise in all around the world. Obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more, and severe obesity is defined as a BMI of 40 or more.
Over 50% of men over 50 years old worldwide are overweight. There could be as many as 70 million obese children around the globe in 2025.
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