United States is home to the biggest chunk of obese population – 13 per cent, India and China together account for 15 per cent Considered to be one of the most comprehensive studies on obesity, a global report, published in The Lancet this week, noted that obesity crisis is quickly spreading to developing countries. The study that has offered a comparison of overweight and obesity rates globally from 1980 to 2013 has reported estimates for 188 countries. While being overweight in adults refers to having a body mass index or BMI ≥25 to <30 kg/m2, those with a BMI ≥30 kg/m2 are categorized as obese. India third most overweight nation The total number of overweight and obese people in the world rose from 857 million in 1980 to 2.1 billion in 2013. More than 50 per cent of the 671 million obese individuals in the world live in 10 countries (listed in order of number of obese individuals): USA, China, India, Russia, Brazil, Mexico, Egypt, Germany, Pakistan, and Indonesia. The United States is also home to the biggest chunk of the planet’s obese population – 13 per cent. Nations in West Asia, North Africa, Central America and the Pacific and Caribbean islands have reached staggeringly high obesity rates, the team at the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation in Seattle reported in the medical journal.

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