Global childhood obesity has increased over ten-fold in 40 years
   Global childhood obesity has increased over ten-fold in 40 years
   studies across 200 countries. Obesity rates, determined by body-mass
   The obesity rate was highest in Nauru, a tiny island country near
   Australia with a 33.4% obesity rate for girls, and the Cook Islands
   with a 33.3% obesity rate for boys. Polynesia and Micronesia followed
   U.S. wasn’t far behind with 19% prevalence of obesity in girls and 23%
   in boys, making America have the highest obesity rates in high-income
   countries. Girls in the U.S. had the 15th highest obesity rate
   This global maps shows the prevalence for obesity across the globe.
This global maps shows the prevalence for obesity across the globe. Green areas
   WHO states that both obesity and underweight children stem from the
   BMI is no longer the best way to identify obesity
WHO states that both obesity and underweight children stem from the same
   WHO has also released an Ending Childhood Obesity Implementation Plan
   which gives countries guidance on how to reduce childhood obesity with
   comparison models — found that adulthood obesity rose from 100 million
          obesity