#publisher [tr?id=224132531296438&ev=PageView&noscript=1] 42 minutes ago Navy suspends search for three missing sailors in... 46 minutes ago New York Giants player kneels for national anthem... ____________________ (BUTTON) Search [2017-wex-logo-drop-e-web.svg] Thursday, November 23, 2017 (BUTTON) (BUTTON) Politics White House Congress Campaigns All Politics Policy Defense / National Security Energy Healthcare Finance / Economy Tech / Cyber Budgets / Spending Courts Foreign All Policy News Opinion Editorials Columnists Contributors Op-Eds Editorial Cartoons All Opinion Magazine Videos Ahead of the Trend No Things Considered The Right Question All Videos Beltway Confidential Washington Secrets Red Alert Politics Washington Examiner [examiner_logo_email_large.png] WASHINGTON SECRETS Obesity becomes worldwide epidemic, US is the fattest by Paul Bedard | Jul 26, 2017, 8:54 AM Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Email this article Share on LinkedIn Print this article Former first lady Michelle Obama smiles while speaking at the Partnership for a Healthier American 2017 Healthier Future Summit in Washington, Friday, May 12, 2017. Despite her anti-childhood obesity initiative, kids are still fat. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Former first lady Michelle Obama smiles while speaking at the Partnership for a Healthier American 2017 Healthier Future Summit in Washington, Friday, May 12, 2017. Despite her anti-childhood obesity initiative, kids are still fat. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Life threatening obesity has become a worldwide epidemic, with 711 million overweight around the globe led by French fry loving Americans. A detailed report in the latest New England Journal of Medicine is winning alarmed attention in Washington because it finds that American children and adults are leading the obesity parade. "The highest level of age-standardized childhood obesity was observed in the United States, 12.7 percent," said the report. 1 in 5 adults in the OECD area is obese. How does your country compare? Read more in our #Obesity Update 2017 https://t.co/zej2FMV8J7 (PDF) pic.twitter.com/ofq2MwRjJO— OECD (@OECD) July 25, 2017 "The United States and China had the highest numbers of obese adults," added the authoritative study. Obesity is no secret in the U.S., but the continued domestic epidemic, especially after the former Obama administration declared war on it, is alarming officials. While the Journal looked at the global situation, a Harvard University analysis of the new report highlighted the U.S. problem based on data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Their analysis said, "About 38 percent of U.S. adults aged 20 and older are obese as are more than 17 percent of children aged 6 to 11, federal data shows." [INS: It also pulled out the key global findings: :INS] * In 2015, an estimated 603.7 million adults and 107.7 million children worldwide were obese. That represents about 12 percent of all adults and 5 percent of all children. * The prevalence of obesity doubled in 73 countries between 1980 and 2015 and continuously increased in most of the other countries. * China and India had the highest number of obese children. China and the U.S. had the highest number of obese adults. * Excess body weight accounted for about 4 million deaths — or 7.1 percent of all deaths — in 2015. * Almost 70 percent of deaths related to a high BMI were due to cardiovascular disease. * The study finds evidence that having a high BMI causes leukemia and several types of cancer, including cancers of the esophagus, liver, breast, uterus, ovary, kidney and thyroid. * In rich and poor countries, obesity rates increased, indicating "the problem is not simply a function of income or wealth. Changes in the food environment and food systems are probably major drivers. Increased availability, accessibility, and affordability of energy-dense foods, along with intense marketing of such foods, could explain excess energy intake and weight gain among different populations. The reduced opportunities for physical activity that have followed urbanization and other changes in the built environment have also been considered as potential drivers; however, these changes generally preceded the global increase in obesity and are less likely to be major contributors." Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner's "Washington Secrets" columnist, can be contacted at pbedard@washingtonexaminer.com Obesity Lets Move Michelle Obama Washington Secrets Paul Bedard Health Share your thoughts with friends. Share with friends. Comment On This Article More Washington Examiner Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton attend the Broadway a cappella musical "In Transit", at Circle in the Square Theatre, on Wednesday, Feb.1, 2017, in New York. 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