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shēng huó
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global
quanqiu
全球
obesity
feipang
肥胖
rate
lv
率
hit record
chuangxingao
创新高
。

global
quanqiu
全球
obesity
feipang
肥胖
population
renkou
人口
exceeded
chaoguo
超过
1 billion
shiyi
十亿
people
ren
人
。

March 20, 2024 at 10:00 AM

medical
yixue
医学
research
yanjiu
研究
shows
biaoming
表明
obesity
feipang
肥胖
rate
lv
率
constantly
budhuan
不断
rising
shangsheng
上升
。
global
quanqiu
全球
approximately
yue
约
1 billion
shiyi
十亿
people
ren
人
suffer from
huanyou
患有
obesity
feipang
肥胖
disease
zheng
症
。
children
ertong
儿童
obesity
feipang
肥胖
rate
lv
率
since
zi
自
1990
1990 nian
1990年
increased
zengja
增加
four times
sibei
四倍
。
experts
zhuanjia
专家
believe
renwei
认为
ultra-processed
chaojiaogong
超加工
food
shipin
食品
is
shi
是
main
zhuyao
主要
reason
yuanyin
原因
。
GLP-1
drugs
yaowu
药物
provides
wei
为
patients
huanzhe
患者
offer
tigong
提供
new hope
xin xiwang
新希望
。

New Words

yixue
医学
medical
feipang
肥胖
obesity
lv
率
rate
ertong
儿童
children
chaojiaogong
超加工
ultra-processed
shipin
食品
food
yuanyin
原因
reason
yaowu
药物
drugs
huanzhe
患者
patients
xiwang
希望
hope

News in English

Lifestyle & Culture

Global obesity reaches record high affecting over 1 billion people

Studies show obesity rates doubled in adults and quadrupled in children since 1990.

Medical research demonstrates that obesity rates continue to rise at an alarming pace.

Approximately one billion people worldwide suffer from obesity as a disease. Children's obesity rates have increased four-fold since 1990.

Experts believe ultra-processed foods represent the primary cause of this epidemic. GLP-1 medications provide new hope for patients struggling with weight management.

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