Tutorial 3

• In 2016, more than 1.9 billion adults aged 18 years and older ___overweight. Of these over 650 million adults were obese.

Once considered a high-income country problem, overweight and obesity___ now on the rise in low- and middle-income countries.

In Africa, the number of overweight children under 5 ___increased by nearly 24% percent since 2000.

Almost half of the children under 5 who were overweight or obese in 2019___ in Asia.

The prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents aged 5-19 ___ risen dramatically from just 4% in 1975 to just over 18% in 2016.

Overweight and obesity___linked to more deaths worldwide than underweight.

Globally there ___more people who are obese than underweight

While these countries continue to ___ with the problems of infectious diseases and undernutrition.

• It___not uncommon to find undernutrition and obesity co-existing within the same country, the same community and the same household.

Individual responsibility___ only have its full effect where people have access to a healthy lifestyle.