According to a UNICEF report, the number of obese children in the world has exceeded the number of underweight children for the first time.

According to a UNICEF report, the number of obese children in the world has exceeded the number of underweight children for the first time.

According to the UNICEF report, for the first time in the world, the number of obese children exceeded lean ones. One in 10 children aged 5-19 years, approximately 188 million children, suffer from overweight. The problem is not only developed, but also common in poor countries.

Researchers see the reason for this in the abundance of high-calorie, processed cheap products. Obesity, on the other hand, causes diabetes, heart disease, and certain types of cancer. UNICEF calls on governments to make school cafeterias healthier, impose taxes on harmful products, and impose restrictions on advertisements to protect children's health.

According to statistics, today 391 million children in the world are overweight, the highest level is in the Pacific Islands — 33-38%, and in developed countries-21-27%. If measures are not taken, the global economic loss by 2035 could be $ 4 trillion per year.