Showing posts with label OECD. Show all posts
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Sunday, November 14, 2010

Developing world warned of 'obesity epidemic'

Developing world warned of 'obesity epidemic'Developing countries should act now to head off their own "obesity epidemic", says a global policy group. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says obesity levels are rising fast. In a report in the Lancet medical journal, it says low-income countries cannot cope with the health consequences of wide scale obesity. Rates in Brazil and South Africa already outstrip the OECD average - BBC