Obesity: Obesity is spreading like an epidemic, 100 crore people will become obese by 2030!

Obesity is rapidly becoming a serious problem across the world and its effects can be clearly seen in many Asian countries including India. According to a new research, by 2030, 1 billion people around the world may be affected by obesity.

Obesity is rapidly becoming a serious problem across the world and its effects can be clearly seen in many Asian countries including India. According to a new research, by 2030, 1 billion people around the world may be affected by obesity, in which the number of women may be quite high. One in every five women and one in seven men will be affected by obesity. These figures are worrisome, because obesity not only has a bad effect on physical health, but can also cause many fatal diseases.

Researchers from Australia's Rural Health Research Institute, Nepal and Ethiopia found in their study that obesity is spreading like an epidemic among women aged 15-49 years. Urbanization and lifestyle changes are being cited as the main reasons for this. According to the study, women from 10 Asian countries including India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal are rapidly falling prey to obesity. The trend of obesity has been increasing continuously in these countries in the last two decades.

Shocking research figures

The study has found that the trend of obesity has increased in all countries except Maldives. In Pakistan, 17.3% women were obese in 2012, which has increased to 21.8% in 2022. The obesity rate is also increasing rapidly in India. While only 2.5 percent women were obese in 2005, now this number has increased to more than 5%.

Obesity can cause diseases

. People suffering from obesity are at increased risk of many fatal diseases. These include heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and stroke. According to researchers, if measures are not taken to prevent obesity in time, it can take the form of an epidemic by 2030.

Tips to prevent obesity

Research has shown that urbanization, irregular lifestyle and long hours of watching TV are the main causes of obesity. Women can avoid this problem by improving their lifestyle and giving priority to education. Government and health organizations need to take immediate steps to control obesity.