Worldwide obesity: health crisis reaches alarming proportions!

Worldwide obesity: health crisis reaches alarming proportions!

An alarming study reveals that the global rates of overweight and obesity increase dramatically. According to a comprehensive analysis, published in the renowned medical magazine "Lancet", 2.11 billion adults and 493 million young people worldwide are affected in 2021. The authors of the study warn: "The unprecedented global epidemic of obesity and obesity is a great tragedy and a monumental social failure." China with 402 million, India with 180 million and the USA with 172 million overweight or obese adults are particularly affected Zeitung reported.

The forecasts are dark: Without comprehensive political reforms, the number of adults affected will increase to around 3.8 billion by 2050, which is 60 percent of the world's population. The teen and children's numbers are also worrying. By 2050, every third young person in North Africa, the Middle East as well as Latin America and the Caribbean could suffer obesity. This alarming development will have serious effects on the already overloaded health systems. In the Arab Emirates and Kuwait, up to 94 percent of over 25-year-olds could be affected, according to the forecasts.

financial effects in Israel

While the world population has to deal with health crises, economic changes are shown in Israel. In 2022, 173,000 Israelis had more than one million US dollars, which corresponds to about three percent of the adult population. However, this means a decline compared to 2021 when 203,623 millionaires still lived in Israel. The war between Israel and Hamas could continue to influence the trend. According to a forecast by the British migration consulting company Henley & Partners, 45 percent fewer millionaires are expected to enter Israel, which is due to the controversial judicial reforms of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, such as Love money reported.