Obesity - a global problem

It's a bitter truth to swallow but the fact is that Obesity is fast becoming one of the world's leading reasons why people die. Its prevalence rates are increasing in all parts of the world, both in affluent Western nations and in poorer countries. According to a new study by researchers in the United States, the whole world is becoming overweight. Even the World Health Organization or WHO has said obesity is the biggest unrecognized health problem in the world.