Obesity: a challenge for science and society
Valentin Fuster
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In 1995, 200 million adults were obese (BMI >30 kg/m2), and that number had reached 300 million by 2004. Obesity and overweight prevalence is rising in young people worldwide. Today, one in every ten children is overweight, totaling 155 million, 30–45 million of whom are classified as obese. This problem affects not only industrialized nations but also low-income and middle-income countries.
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