Obesity: Change over time
Worldwide, obesity among adults has more than doubled since 1990 and has quadrupled among children and adolescents (5 to 19 years of age). The data also show that 43% of adults were overweight in 2022. Sociocultural factors play a key role in obesity and help to explain why obesity rates change over time. Many people today blame the obesity epidemic on the increased availability of fast food. Another sociocultural...