The proportion of obese adults in the Sultanate is expected to increase by an average of 4.2 per cent a year between 2020 and 2035, to an alarming 33 per cent.
Rates in children are forecast to grow by 4.4 per cent per year over this period, to more than 40 per cent, according to a new The World Obesity Atlas 2023 analysis by the World Obesity Federation.
Overweight and obesity are likely to impact the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2.2 per cent.
More details on Weekend’s Borneo Bulletin
