According to the researching - more than 4B people (45%) could be overweight and 1.5B (16%) of them may suffer from obesity, by 2050.


Almost Half Of World May Be Overweight By 2050-Says Researchers


Weight gain has been a significant health concern for individuals around the world. These lifestyle issues have their own set of issues as well leading to different severity including diabetes, heart disease, cholesterol etc. According to the World Wellbeing Association, the pace of worldwide corpulence increased almost significantly in early 1975.


One of the primary factors that lead to the accumulation of excess body fat is our dietary habits. Experts recommend that over the long term, our focus has shifted from whole grains, beets, and other plant-based food sources to uncomfortably sweet and fatty foods (pizza, fries, frozen yogurt, and others). Also, this food design prompts more various health related difficulties.


A new report publishes that if this dietary pattern continues, nearly half of the total population will be overweight by 2050. Led by experts from the Potsdam Foundation for Environmental Impact Exploration (PIK), it was the first study and evaluation of its kind—the consequences of ongoing nutritional progress from starch-based foods to handled food sources.

The findings suggest that more than one billion people (45%) may be overweight, and 1.5 billion (16%) of them may experience adverse physical effects by 2050. The report also found that a total of 500 million individuals may be underweight in any case and experience the ill effects of ill health.


Speaking more about the findings (for both overweight and underweight populations), scientists emphasized that this could be a culmination of global food shortages and new changes in our food paradigm. "There is enough food in the world. The problem is that the most unfortunate people on our planet basically have no money to buy it. Also, in rich countries, individuals do not feel the financial and natural consequences of wasting food," explains from co-PIK.


The specialists closed saying that the review can open a pathway for the genuinely necessary strategies across the nations for a "subjective change towards maintainable and solid eating regimens".