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More than 220m children will be obese by 2040 without drastic action, report warns
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 04 Mar 2026
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With 2.5 billion kids under 18 in the world, is 220 million a lot?
https://data.unicef.org/how-many/how-many-children-under-18-are-in-the-world/
If 220 million people died, you would notice....220 million obese kids? With a major medical issue, yea it's a problem.
I'd definitely say ~8% of a population having this condition is concerning yes.