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The organization estimates that more than 130 million people will be affected by the end of this year
Millions of people are losing access to healthy food, exacerbating the problem of obesity worldwide and could lead to a new global pandemic, reports BGNES.
According to UN estimates, more than 130 million people will go hungry by the end of this year, but obesity is a much more serious threat in developed countries. During the coronavirus pandemic, people around the world were deprived of income and forced to save on food by choosing unhealthy foods, especially fast food.
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Currently, the number of overweight people is many times greater than the number of hungry people, this is especially notable in developed countries. Therefore, two-thirds of British people are overweight or obese. As a result, every seventh death in the country is caused by unhealthy eating, which is constantly increasing medical costs. Overweight people are more prone to diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer.
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According to UN estimates, 3 billion people around the world cannot afford healthy food, which creates the pre-conditions for being overweight. This, in turn, can be defined as a new pandemic. Left unchecked, being overweight and the resulting health problems will increase global health spending by $ 1.3 trillion a year over the next decade.
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