Tackling Obesity In Asean

Today around two thirds 63 of adults are above a healthy weight and of these half are.

Tackling obesity in asean. Obesity and overweight have been steadily increasing in the association of south east asian nations asean over the past three decades. The study suggests that almost half the population is obese and that the condition has been. Obesity prevalence is increasing rapidly in southeast asia costing the region us 10 billion based on a report by the economist intelligence unit. Harvard school of public health and world economic forum.

Prevalence impact and guidance on interventions. The global economic burden of noncommunicable diseases working paper series. Increases in obesity prevalence are driven by a range of interlinked factors including rising incomes urbanisation shifting lifestyles and genetic factors that may trigger obesity among individuals in once food scarce environments. The report recorded vietnam as having the highest growth for obesity in asean between 2010 and 2014 but still had the lowest number of obese persons in 2014.

Malaysia is the most obese country in asia according to a study by british medical journal the lancet. Although overall obesity and overweight rates are increasing there is considerable variation between men and women between ethnic groups and between rural and urban dwellers. Tackling obesity is one of the greatest long term health challenges this country faces. Asean obesity rates vary widely depending on ethnic genetic regional and economic differences.

In the period of five years vietnam s obesity rate increased to 38 percent whereas indonesia and malaysia were at 33 percent and 27 percent respectively. Tackling obesity in asean prevalence impact and guidance on interventions commissioned by. Although costly asean countries would need to take a stronger stand in their policies to tackle childhood obesity as well as its prevalence among adults. About the economist intelligence unit the world leader in global business intelligence the economist intelligence unit the eiu is the research and analysis division of the economist group the sister company to the.

Tackling obesity in asean the economist intelligence unit limited 2017 p. Obesity also reduces productive working life by an average of four to nine. Tackling obesity in asean. Asean countries facing the highest costs of obesity in 2016 are.

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