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The rise is blamed on soaring obesity rates in children, and in poorer nations in Asia and Africa. In the UK, the total will rocket to 49million from 38.4million in 2021, sparking fears of ...

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The data for the UK has been analysed by the PA news agency. It shows that for children aged five to 14, obesity will rise from 12% of girls in 2021 to 18.4% in 2050 (a 53% rise), and from 9.9% to ...

Married men were 3.2 times more likely to be obese than unmarried men while no such link was found for married women.