More than 220m children will be obese by 2040 without drastic action, report warns

World Obesity Federation says half a billion children will be overweight and calls on governments to act to create healthier environments Without drastic action more than 220 million children could have obesity by 2040, an international report has warned. Globally, in 2025 about 180 million children were obese. But new figures from the World Obesity Federation suggest that by 2040, about 227 million of all 5- to 19-year-olds will have obesity and more than half a billion will be overweight. ...

By Anna Bawden