The global cost of obesity has risen to $2 trillion annually – nearly as much as smoking – or the combined impact of armed violence, war, and terrorism. Just over two billion people – some 30% of the global population – are overweight or obese. If present trends continue, nearly half (41%) of the world's adult population will be overweight or obese by 2030. (See Exhibit 1.)
Exhibit 1
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