Study reveals worldwide obesity crisis

TWO out of five men and almost a third of women around the world are overweight, a major population study has shown.

Almost a quarter of men and 27% of women are fat enough to be considered obese, the study found.

Doctors assessed 168,159 people aged 18 to 80 in 63 countries across five continents. Participants’ waist circumference was measured along with their weight and height to provide Body Mass Index (BMI) figures.